Bill provides pension protection
CANADA - Workers have won legal protection for their wages and pension contributions when their employer goes bankrupt, following the approval of a new Bill.
Bill C-12, a series of amendments to existing insolvency and wage protection laws, has received Royal Assent.
The Canadian Labour Congress said the changes were the result of an intensive three-year campaign by unions to change laws that unfairly put workers last in line to get paid.
Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, said Canadians had been waiting a long time for the protection measures.
He said: "It is not just unionised workers that will benefit but every working woman and man in Canada that will have this protection as soon as the government proclaims the Act."
The Canadian Labour Congress said the changes were the result of an intensive three-year campaign by unions to change laws that unfairly put workers last in line to get paid.
Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, said Canadians had been waiting a long time for the protection measures.
He said: "It is not just unionised workers that will benefit but every working woman and man in Canada that will have this protection as soon as the government proclaims the Act."
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