Join us May 3, 2018 @ 7pm Thomas Lounge, Oakham House, Ryerson University, 63 Gould St., Toronto With the recent passage of the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act 2017 and a provincial election coming in June, the […]
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Closing the Gap Policy Forum launches An Agenda for Change
The Closing the Gap team released its latest report – An Agenda for Change – at a Policy Forum on June 19, 2017. Partners and stakeholders gathered at the Sam Sorbara Auditorium at St. Michael’s […]
Closing the Gap research team presents at the 2017 Congress of the Humanities & Social Sciences
The Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences runs from May 27-June 2, 2017 at Ryerson University in Toronto. Researchers from the Closing the Gap project will present six papers in sessions organized by the […]
Closing the Gap student researcher is one of Top 5 Winners of SSHRC Storytellers Challenge
Ayesha Mian-Akram, a student researcher working with the Closing the Gap project, has won one of the Top Five awards in the SSHRC Storytellers competition. The competition was held at the 2017 Congress of the […]
Closing the Gap Researcher, Eric Tucker, Participates in A Conference Session Assessing Options Set Out in the CWR Interim Report
Lancaster House hosted a special audio conference session on September 13, 2016 to discuss options set out in the Interim Report of the Changing Workplaces Review. Closing the Gap researcher, Eric Tucker, participated in this […]
Ontario Ministry of Labour’s CWR Interim Report and Two Supporting Studies Prepared by the Closing the Gap Researchers
Ontario is now mid-way through a review of the changing nature of the workplace and its impact on labour relations and employment standards legislation. On July 27, 2016, Special Advisors released an Interim Report outlining […]
Have you had problems getting paid your wages or benefits?
Have you had problems getting paid your wages or benefits? Participate in a research study if you have complained to the Ministry of Labour over problems at work such as unpaid wages, no overtime, vacation […]
5 Reasons to Improve Employment Standards Enforcement in Ontario.
Growing evidence shows that the Employment Standards Act is failing to provide a floor of rights for Ontario’s employees, leaving many people vulnerable to violations. In our first research brief we explore five reasons why improving […]
Closing the Gap project presents at four conferences this summer
The Closing the Gap team presented at four conferences focusing on issues of labour and employment. The international conference hosted by the Interuniversity Research Centre on Globalization and Work (CRIMT) took place on May 21 […]
Ontario Ministry of Labour publishes results of temp agency blitz
The Ontario Ministry of Labour recently announced the results of a proactive enforcement blitz on temporary help agencies that ran from January 1 to February 28, 2015. This was the sixth employment standards blitz conducted […]