Ontario to ban unpaid restaurant trial shifts as part of new labour law coming today
Ontario is planning to explicitly ban unpaid trial shifts for restaurant and hospitality workers, while also strengthening rules against deducting employee wages in the event of customer theft.
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![Kitchen staff from Pai, a Thai restaurant in Toronto, prepare orders in a rental space at Kitchen Hub, a ghost kitchen in Etobicoke, Ontario. Kitchen staff from Pai, a Thai restaurant in Toronto, prepare orders in a rental space at Kitchen Hub, a ghost kitchen in Etobicoke, Ontario.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6302819.1699964163!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/kitchen-hub-cooking.jpg)
Ontario is planning to explicitly ban unpaid trial shifts for restaurant and hospitality workers, while also strengthening rules against deducting employee wages in the event of customer theft.