Ontario faces $6B in retroactive pay increases for public sector workers due to Bill 124 being deemed unconstitutional.
Ontario faces over $6B in payments to public sector workers due to its wage restraint legislation, Bill 124, being deemed unconstitutional. The bill capped public sector salary increases at 1% per year for three years, but after being ruled unconstitutional, the government repealed it. Since 2022, unions with reopener clauses have sought retroactive pay increases, resulting in larger awards and totaling $6.008B so far.
March 15, 2024
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