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SPECIAL WEBINAR - Bill 149 – Requirements and Best Practices

On March 21, 2024, the Working for Workers Four Act, 2024 (“Bill 149”) received Royal Assent. Bill 149 amends the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”) to include a new section pertaining to job postings, which contains new pay transparency provisions, prohibits the posting of requirements relating to Canadian experience, and requires disclosure of the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in the recruitment process. Bill 149 also makes certain changes to the ESA in respect of vacation pay and wage protection.

The changes with respect to job postings, pay transparency and AI will not come into force until a future date, to be proclaimed by the Lieutenant Governor.

Join us as Michelle Bird from Bridge Legal & HR Solutions discusses how these changes will impact your organization.

This webinar will feature Presenter Michelle Bird

Michelle is an experienced lawyer, workplace investigator, trainer and workplace consultant. She began her career at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal, where she articled in the Tribunal Counsel Office. She then spent eight years as an investigator and legal counsel for the Office of the Ontario Ombudsman, undertaking high-profile regulatory investigations.  

Michelle then moved to a Toronto-based firm where she conducted investigations into allegations of bullying, discrimination, and code of conduct violations and led training sessions across the country on investigation techniques, report writing and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) best practices. Michelle’s current work centers on workplace investigations, assessments, and conducting training sessions with Bridge Legal & HR Solutions on a wide variety of topics. In addition to conducting investigations, Michelle is a qualifying Registered Psychotherapist and hopes to incorporate counselling techniques to address workplace stress and burnout into her practice to help her clients establish healthier workplaces.