A new paper by Andrea M. Noack, Alice Hall, and Leah F. Vosko, published in Canadian Public Policy, highlights issues related to employment standards violations in Ontario. In Ontario, as in many other jurisdictions, employment […]
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What’s at the “core of Indianness”? New research on Indigenous labour & federal jurisdiction published.
Members of the Closing the Enforcement Gap team have begun exciting new research into questions of Indigenous waged labour and jurisdiction in Canada. A new research brief released through the Yellowhead Institute at Ryerson University […]
What do we owe workers? New research on sick and caregiving leaves published
COVID-19 has exposed how poorly workers in Canada are protected. Gaps in sickness and caregiving leaves are particularly problematic in a pandemic where staying home when sick or caring for others who are sick can […]
New research on franchising and employment standards published
Closing the Enforcement Gap team members Mark Easton, Andrea M. Noack, and Leah F. Vosko have recently published a new article in the Economic and Labour Relations Review on franchising and employment standards enforcement. “Are […]
Eric Tucker and Leah Vosko on COVID-19 Recovery, EI, and Leaves
Closing the Employment Standards Enforcement Gap members Eric Tucker (Osgoode Law School) and Leah Vosko (York University), along with Sarah Marsden (Thomspson Rivers University) have provided their expertise on the topic of leaves and employment […]
Leah Vosko contributes to Migrant Worker Health Expert Working Group
Academic project lead, Dr. Leah Vosko, has joined a group of researchers and infection control and occupational health and safety experts to establish the Migrant Worker Health Expert Working Group to bring attention to the […]
Research team publishes new book on employment standards enforcement
The Closing the Gap Research Team is pleased to announce the publication of their new book, Closing the Enforcement Gap: Improving Protections for People in Precarious Jobs (University of Toronto Press, 2020). This book is […]
New research on overtime exemptions published
Mark Thomas, Leah Vosko, Eric Tucker, Mercedes Steedman, Andrea M. Noack, John Grundy, Mary Gellatly, and Lisa Leinveer have published new research on overtime exemptions in Ontario in Labour/Le travail. In practice, employment standards legislation includes […]
Emerson Iudiciani presents research on federal employment standards at York University Dean’s Award Celebration
Closing the Gap’s research team is extending their analysis of employment standards enforcement into the federal jurisdiction and Emerson Iudiciani had the exciting opportunity work with the early data. Iudiciani, a York University student in his […]
Adam King, postdoctoral researcher, talks labour standards on podcast
Adam King, a posdoctoral researcher with Closing the Gap, was recently featured on the podcast “Oats for Breakfast,” talking about labour standards in the US and Canada. Check it out here.