Provincial Offences Act Archives

Lessons learned from being involved in several of the 468 payroll audits that took place last year

August 28, 2013

I have, over the years, helped many employers with Ontario Employment Standards Act (“ESA”) compliance related issues. I provided such assistance for some clients who were part of the 468 “random” payroll compliance audits that took place in 2011/ 2012 and for some clients who have been audited in 2013 and…I have lived to tell

Corporate director fined and sentenced to prison term for failure to pay wages

November 20, 2012

A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Justice shows that a company’s failure to abide by the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) can result in serious penalties for its directors. In that regard, the Court imposed a $280,000 penalty on six Ontario companies and the director of those companies, and also sentenced the director

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Lessons learned from being involved in several of the 468 payroll audits that took place last year

Corporate director fined and sentenced to prison term for failure to pay wages