McGuinty Government Teams up with Colleges to Help Small Businesses
Specialists
Lead Employment Standards Seminars
TORONTO, Nov. 2 /CNW/ - The McGuinty
government is working with community colleges to help small businesses
understand Ontario's Employment Standards Act, Labour Minister Steve
Peters announced today.
"Our
government is on the side of small businesses and all employers
working
to build a stronger Ontario," Peters said. "Fair treatment of
employees
results in greater productivity, benefiting both businesses and the people
of Ontario."
The
Complying with the Employment Standards Act seminars will be
presented
by specialists from the Employment Practices Branch of the Ministry of
Labour this fall and winter at Humber, Centennial and Durham Colleges.
These
half-day seminars are aimed at employers, human resource personnel, office
managers, small business owners and other business professionals. The
colleges are charging a basic fee for the seminars to offset
administration and accommodation costs. The pilot project is part of the
Ministry of Labour's outreach program for employment standards.
By the end of the seminar, participants
will have practical knowledge of
Ontario
employment standards and be able to:
-
Identify the various employment standards that apply to their
workplace
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Understand how the Employment Standards Act is enforced and
recognize
the penalties that flow from
violations of the Employment Standards
Act
-
Know where to go for additional employment standards information.
The schedule for the seminars is as
follows:
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Humber College on November 22, 2006 or February 8, 2007
(irene.vanvliet@humber.ca, tel.
416-675-6622 ext. 4691)
-
Centennial College on January 31, 2007 or March 28, 2007
(samin@centennialcollege.ca,
tel. 416-289-5000 ext. 2557)
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Durham College on February 28, 2007 or April 14, 2007
(www.durhamcollege.ca/coned,
tel. 905-721-3000 or 1-800-461-3260).
"We have teamed up with three
community colleges to help small businesses meet the employment standards
requirements of Ontario," said Peters. "This is one of the ways
the government is helping employers maintain fair, productive
workplaces."
