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“There’s no Finish Line to Entrepreneurship”: Creating good jobs at Cake & Loaf Bakery
Written by Jess Carpinone, Co-Owner, Bread By Us Espresso Bar & Bakery, and BWA Membership...
Ontario Businesses Support Legislated Paid Sick Days
Small Businesses Support Legislated Paid Sick Days in Ontario "Level the playing field between...
January & February New BWA Members
We're welcoming new members to the better way alliance! over the last few months we've heard from...
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Ontario Election 2022: 3 Minimum Wage Myths
The Ontario election is here & our team at the Better Way Alliance is here to clear up 3 minimum wage myths. Minimum Wage increases are coming to Ontario. While some groups will tell you this will have devastating effects - increases to minimum wage often provide...
Businesses back paid sick days
To see the list of signatories or add your business, click here! An open letter sent to: The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada and The Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Labour CC: The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International...
Raising employment standards and creating good jobs is good for business and the economy.
Better minimum standards level the playing field for small and large businesses.
Businesses support minimum wage bump to $15 per hour
Business owners welcome news of a $15 minimum wage on January 1, 2022, which will put more money in workers’ pockets to spend at businesses in their local economies. This is the absolute bare minimum from a government that cancelled a scheduled $15 minimum wage three...
Small Businesses Disappointed in Inadequate and Unfair WIPB Plan
STATEMENT - Small Businesses Disappointed in Inadequate and Unfair WIPB Plan April 29, 2021 We are small business owners who have been providing paid sick leave since before the pandemic, some since the day we opened. We are disappointed to hear that the Ford...
Small Businesses Need the Government to Legislate Paid Sick Leave
STATEMENT - Small Businesses Need the Government to Legislate Paid Sick Leave April 28, 2021 As small business owners, we are exhausted from trying to keep our businesses afloat through this pandemic. The refusal of the provincial government to do their part to keep...
Business owners call for province to legislate paid sick days for all
In an online press conference today, business owners from across Ontario came together today to call for the provincial government to legislate guaranteed paid sick leave for all workers. Small and mid-sized businesses know firsthand that paid sick days are good for...
Paid Sick Days are Good for Small Business!
What is it? Workers in Canada need a minimum of seven paid sick days, and 14 in a pandemic. A paid sick day is just that – you are paid your full wage for the day with no deductions and no requirement to make up the time unpaid later. You won’t be penalized, demoted...
It’s Time to Tackle the Commercial Rent Crisis for Small Business
Many small businesses across Ontario and the rest of Canada are gradually adjusting to re-opening. New challenges and problems are cropping up for local businesses every day: how to space out or schedule staff, how to make sure there is enough hand sanitizer and face...
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