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Mission impossible? Teresa Ribera’s mission letter and the future of EU merger review
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Canada | Publication | November 1, 2024
On October 28, Bill 190, Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 received royal assent. As with previous “Working for Workers” legislation, Bill 190 amends several workplace law statutes in an omnibus format.
The statutes amended by Bill 190 are:
Many of the changes to the statutes above are technical or focused on narrow applications. Only a few generally apply to all employers in the province – summarized in this update.
The following changes to the ESA were effective as of October 28, 2024:
The following changes to the ESA will be effective on a date to be named by the government:
It is worth noting these two new recruitment rules are in addition to three proposed in the Working for Workers Four Act, 2024, which received royal assent on March 21, 2024. Those earlier three rules relate to pay transparency in job postings, prohibiting “Canadian experience” requirements in job postings or application forms, and disclosing use of artificial intelligence in the recruiting process. For more information see our update Bill 149, Working for Workers Four Act, 2023 proposes further changes to Ontario workplace laws.
All five new recruitment rules will come into force upon proclamation by the government. On September 20, 2024, the Ontario government completed public consultations regarding future regulations relating to these new recruitment rules. We expect these new rules will be proclaimed into force once the corresponding regulations are completed
The following changes to the OHSA were effective as of October 28, 2024:
The following change to the OHSA will come into effect on a date to be named by proclamation:
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Executive Vice President Vestager’s momentous tenure as Commissioner responsible for EU competition policy is nearing its end.
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On November 28, 2023, the European Commission (EC) adopted its first list of Projects of Common Interest (PCIs), i.e., projects within the EU territory, and Projects of Mutual Interest (PMIs), i.e., projects connecting the EU with other countries, including 166 projects implementing the European Green Deal.
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On 10 October 2024, the UK government published its long awaited response (the Response) to its January 2024 consultation on “Designing a policy framework to enable investment in long duration electricity storage” (the Consultation).
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