Ontario Labour Minister won’t provide details about the Progressive Conservative government’s plan, but says upcoming moves will mean better paycheques and protections for gig workers
That reverse-onus rule had been brought in by Ontario’s previous Liberal government – in labour legislation the current Progressive Conservative government scrapped just months after Premier Doug Ford’s election in 2018.
But pressure has been building on the government to act on the gig-worker issue, as tens of thousands of people have ended up relying on app-based dispatch services to get work that critics say often fails to hit the minimum wage and offers no benefits. Ms. Sattler and other critics have pointed out that the committee has no gig-worker or union members, calling the process rushed. She also decried a proposal from U.S.-based ride-hailing giant Uber to institute a “flexible benefits fund” for app-based workers. She said this would create a new “subclass of worker with lesser rights” and said she believed Mr. Ford intended to be Uber’s “willing partner.
He said the changes he has made so far show he is serious about siding with workers, especially those left in the lurch during the COVID-19 pandemic. His critics point out that Mr. Ford quashed a minimum-wage hike and dragged his feet on guaranteeing paid sick days during the pandemic.
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