Ontario to pay additional $8 billion in wages if Bill 124 court challenge lost, report estimates.
The constitutional challenge of Bill 124, which capped public sector salary increases to one per cent for three years, began in early September.the Financial Accountability Office says
The FAO estimates that about 70 per cent of unionized Ontario public sector employees have either completed or are under an existing collective bargaining agreement subject to wage restraints under Bill 124. Groups representing hundreds of thousands of workers argue the legislation is also impacting staffing shortages, particularly in the health-care sector.A decision is expected in 2023.The FAO found that vacancy rates have risen across most public and private sector job categories, but that they're “most pronounced in the health-care sector.”
The FAO estimated that Ontario will need to increase staging levels by 56,974 employees to “maintain existing programs and meet expansion commitments in hospitals.”
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