Your guide to the Employment Standards Act _ ontario
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Your guide to the Employment
Standards Act
Know your rights and obligations under the Employment
Standards Act
(
ESA). This guide describes the rules
about minimum wage
(https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-
guide-employment-standards-act-0/minimum-wage) , hours of
work limits
(https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-
employment-standards-act-0/hours-work) , termination of
employment
(https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-
employment-standards-act-0/termination-employment) , public
holidays
(https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-
employment-standards-act-0/public-holidays) , pregnancy and
parental leave
(https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-
employment-standards-act-0/pregnancy-and-parental-leave) ,
severance pay
(https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-
employment-standards-act-0/severance-pay) , vacation
(https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-
standards-act-0/vacation) and more.
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Table of
contents
Next (https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-
employment-standards-act-0/recent-changes)
(https://www.ontario.ca/page/government-ontario)
Read about recent and upcoming changes
(https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-standards-act-
0/recent-changes) related to employment standards, including:
business and information technology consultants
(https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-standards-act-
0/business-and-information-technology-consultants)
temporary COVID-19 measures no longer in e±ect
(https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-
standards-act-0/covid-19-temporary-changes-esa-rules)
written policy on electronic monitoring
(https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-
standards-act-0/written-policy-electronic-monitoring-employees)
reservist leave
(https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-
employment-standards-act-0/reservist-leave)
written policy on disconnecting from work
(https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-standards-act-
0/written-policy-disconnecting-from-work)
non-compete agreements
(https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-
employment-standards-act-0/non-compete-agreements)
temporary help agencies and recruiters licensing system
About your guide to the ESA
This guide is a convenient source of information about key sections of the
ESA. It is for your information and assistance only
. It is not a legal
document
. If you need details or exact language, please refer to the ESA itself
and its regulations.
This guide should not be used as or considered legal advice. You may have
greater rights under an employment contract, collective agreement, the
common law or other legislation. If you’re unsure about anything in this
guide, please talk to a lawyer.
In addition to this guide, the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and
Skills Development (
MLITSD) has additional resources available to assist you:
The Employment Standards Act Policy and Interpretation Manual
(https://www.ontario.ca/document/employment-standard-act-policy-and-
interpretation-manual) is the primary reference source for the policies of
the Director of Employment Standards respecting the interpretation,
administration and enforcement of the ESA.
Sta± at the Employment Standards Information Centre are available to
answer your questions about the ESA. Information is available in many
languages. You can reach the information centre from Monday to Friday,
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. by calling:
Tel: 416-326-7160
Toll-free: 1-800-531-5551
Toll-free TTY: 1-866-567-8893
Additional educational resources
(https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-
employment-standards-act-0/educational-resources) are available.
Topics covered by the ESA?
These include:
the employment standards poster: distribution requirements
(https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-standards-act-
0/mandatory-poster-and-information-sheets-employers#section-1)
hours of work, eating periods and rest periods
(https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-standards-act-
0/hours-work)
payment of wages
(https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-
standards-act-0/payment-wages)
overtime pay
(https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-
standards-act-0/overtime-pay)
tips and gratuities
(https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-
standards-act-0/tips-and-other-gratuities)
minimum wage
(https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-
standards-act-0/minimum-wage)
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