Ontario Seeking Feedback On Plan To Expand Benefits Coverage

Published date30 September 2022
Subject Mattermployment and HR, Law Practice Management, Employee Benefits & Compensation, Human Resource Management
Law FirmHicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP
AuthorMs Stephanie J. Kalinowski

On September 27, 2022, the Ontario government announced that it is seeking public feedback on its plan to expand benefits like health and dental to workers who need coverage, including those in part-time and precarious jobs, in sectors such as retail, hospitality and the gig economy.

This call for feedback follows the government's appointment of the Ontario Workforce Recovery Advisory Committee (Committee) which provided recommendations on the "future of work" in the province. One of the Committee's recommendations was to appoint experts to the Portable Benefits Advisory Panel (Panel) to design and test a "portable benefits program" (one that is tied to workers, not employers), where contributors could be consumers...

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