Ontario teachers awarded additional pay to compensate for Bill 124
In 2019, Bill 124 capped salary increases for Ontario public sector employees at one per cent over 3 years. It's since been ruled unconstitutional, and Ontario teachers are getting a 2.75 per cent retroactive pay bump for one year of their last contract.
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![Vice Principal Vanessa McFarquhar leads a tour of Blessed Sacrament Catholic School on Sept. 4, 2020. Vice Principal Vanessa McFarquhar leads a tour of Blessed Sacrament Catholic School on Sept. 4, 2020.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6524674.1697743593!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/back-to-catholic-school.jpg)
In 2019, Bill 124 capped salary increases for Ontario public sector employees at one per cent over 3 years. It's since been ruled unconstitutional, and Ontario teachers are getting a 2.75 per cent retroactive pay bump for one year of their last contract.