Overtime Pay: Vulnerable Workers

Findings Point Dept: The report, based on a survey of 520 casual, temporary and non-standard workers in the Greater Toronto Area and Windsor, is among the first attempts in Canada to document how often vulnerable workers go unpaid or suffer other violations of employment standards, according to The Star. The legal right to minimum wage, overtime pay and wages is not a reality for people in low-wage and precarious work, says the report, obtained by the Star and about one in three low-wage workers in Ontario is a victim of wage theft, according to a report being released at Queen s Park on Thursday. The findings point to the need for more government action, including better scrutiny of employers and stiffer penalties, says the report by the Workers Action Centre, titled Unpaid Wages, Unprotected Workers. As reported in the news.
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