Working for Workers Four Act

The Working For Workers Four Act, 2024 (French: Loi de 2024 visant à oeuvrer pour les travailleurs, quatre) is an act of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario relating to labour rights.

Working For Workers Four Act, 2023
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Long title An Act to amend various statutes with respect to employment and labour and other matters
Citation	S.O. 2024, c. 3
Royal assent	2023-10-26
Legislative history
Bill citation	Bill 149
Introduced by	David Piccini MPP, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development
First reading	2023-11-14
Second reading	2023-11-23
Third reading	2024-03-19
Status: Current legislation

Provisions

The act imposes several requirements on "publicly advertised job posting" posted by employers:^[1]

• employers must post expected pay ranges
• employers must disclose the use of artificial intelligence to "screen, assess or select applicants for the position"

The legislation strengthens wage protections for workers in the hospitality industry by requiring that employers can not deduct an employee's wages in the event of a customer not paying for their meal, and requiring that trial shifts are paid.^[2] Employers are required to pay tips and gratuities to employees, and if the employer takes a share of a "tip pool" there must be a written policy which must be retained for three years after it is no longer in effect.^[3]

Requirements for work experience to be in Canada are banned.^[1][4]

The legislation requires that benefits accessed through the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board are indexed above inflation through "super inflation".^[1][5]

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program is made easier to qualify for, for international students.^[2]

The definition of "employee" was changed by the legislation.^[6]