This month’s On the Radar highlights information on the rules about hours of work and breaks, as featured on the Steps to Justice website.

New rules mean that parents on social assistance who also get child support payments now have more money.
This month’s On the Radar highlights this change. It also talks about some other things that people on assistance should know if they get child or spousal support.

The publication by CLEO, Consumer Law Series: Telephone and internet scams,” dated March, 2014, produced in English by CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario/ Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario) can be read online.

The CLEO Consumer Law Series: Identity Theft, dated December 2013, produced in English by CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario/ Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario) can be read online.

Recent changes to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act (ESA) mean that there are now rules about the handling of tips and gratuities in the workplace. This month’s On the Radar looks at these new rules, including when workers get to keep tips and what they can do to protect their rights.

If you have been fired or laid off with no notice, or no pay, your employer may be breaking the law. Find out about your rights under the Ontario Employment Standards Act (ESA).

Recent reports point to the many negative effects that lack of paid sick time has on workers. Illnesses spread because workers can’t afford to take time off and hospital emergency departments see people who can’t get to their doctors during office hours.

Original Source: “Common Questions: Unfair practices: When sellers break the rules” by Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)