Friday, May 9, 2014

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) has published a report by graduating JD student Josh Mandryk, titled "The Case for a Stronger Fair Wage Policy in Ontario."  The research for this project was conducted under the Faculty of Law's directed research program during the Winter 2013 term.

The report argues that in addition to supporting good jobs in Ontario's construction industry, modernizing Ontario's fair wage policy would support policy initiatives undertaken in recent years to boost apprenticeship uptakes and completions, improve health and safety outcomes and help tackle the underground economy in construction.

Read the full report on the CCPA website.

This report analyzes Ontario’s fair wage policy, which has not been modernized since it was introduced in 1995. It draws from a broad range of examples to show how a modernized fair wage policy can be a critical link to bring construction tendering policy in line with government policy objectives pertaining to skills training and apprenticeships, improved health and safety outcomes, and tackling the underground economy in construction. It could strengthen Ontario’s apprenticeship system, it could improve health and safety outcomes, it could help tackle the underground economy in Ontario’s construction industry, and it could improve workers’ pay and benefits.  - See more at: https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/reports/case-stronger-fai...
The Case for a Stronger Fair Wage Policy in Ontario - See more at: https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/reports/case-stronger-fai...
analyzes Ontario’s fair wage policy
The Case for a Stronger Fair Wage Policy in Ontario - See more at: https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/reports/case-stronger-fai...