Workplace Violence and Harassment - What you need to know
The Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) recently released guidelines with respect to the recent amendments to the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) concerning workplace violence and harassment.
The guidelines provide further detail on what must be included in the workplace violence and harassment policies that will be required under the amended OHSA, as well as sample policies.
Read more.
Accessibility Act for Ontarians with Disabilities
As promised, the Ontario government has moved ahead with a comprehensive piece of legislation aimed at improving the lives of Ontarians with a disability. The Act will require businesses and government agencies to alter their buildings to meet standards that allow any type of disabled person to enter and access services.
The Act was developed by an external Accessible Information and Communications Standards Development Committee (SDC) which included representatives from the disability community as well as the public and private sectors.
The Final Proposed Accessibility Act for Ontarians with Disabilities is now on the Ministry of Community and Social Services’ website.
Those interested in reading the final proposed standard can find more information on the Ministry of Community and Social Services’ website.
HST and you: Understanding Sales Tax Harmonization
It seems as though there is a lot of talk about the Ontario government's Tax Harmonization plan that will be introduced as part of the 2009 Ontario budget, but what does it all mean?
Take a moment and learn the facts; avoid confusion and understand what the new changes will mean for you, your family and your business when they are implemented.
Please view the following links to learn more:
Development Charges Bylaw
The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce reviewed material related to the issue of local Development Charges. In June, the issue came to a head when city council held a final opportunity for citizens, contractors and builders to offer their input. Following that public forum, the Chamber’s Advocacy Committee submitted a motion to its Board of Directors concerning the Development Charges renewal process, and the motion was adopted by the Board and forwarded to the Mayor and Councilors.
It requested that city council place a two year freeze on Development Charges for residential and non-residential construction and then introduce a phased increase over three years.
City Council has since adopted a new Development Charges Bylaw which sees an increase for a new, single-family home from $3,079 to $13,800 per home over a three-year span beginning January 1, 2010.
Click here to see the final draft of the bylaw.
Chamber reduces fees by 25%
The GSCC has taken the bold step of reducing its membership fees by 25% in each category of membership. The decrease will be applied to both renewing members and new members.
The rate reduction took effect July 1, 2009 and will continue until June 30, 2010. The smallest size member businesses - Single Office or Home Office members - will see a savings of $72.50 while larger businesses in categories, G-1 through to G-5, will have their membership fees cut by between $100 and $670 dollars. Read more >>
Presentation Materials
Quite often, keynote speakers at Chamber events supply us with their presentation materials in order for us to share the information with the membership.
Click here to see what materials are available. |
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