Sadly, there’s a new batch of employers on the MOL’s shame list, this time for the months of November 
and December 2011. These are employers who violated the ESA and yet refused to pay up, requiring prosecutors to take them to court. This is not a list of all employers who violated the ESA during this period. There are many more of those.
Here is the archived list of past months’ Bad Employers. For employers that do not want to find themselves on this list, learn the laws and comply with that. If you don’t understand the rules, talk to an employment lawyer, or spend some time reading the very helpful materials available on the Ministry of Labour’s website. These materials will also help inform employees of their legal rights.
Here are the Bad Employers for November and December 2011 from the Ministry of Labour’s Sunshine list. Do you do business with any of these irresponsible employers?
Lowlights
As usual, many of these bad employers are in the fast food, restaurant, and service sector where wages are low and unions non-existent.
Subway (Square One), overtime
Tim Hortons (Newmarket), vacation
Sportster Bar (Toronto), failure to keep records
Soul Restaurant (Ottawa) postings and records
Trattoria Piazzetta (Toronto) holidays
Remarks Bar & Grill (Toronto) pay, holidays
Butler Chevrolet Pontiac (Pembroke) minimum wage
Paul Sadlon Motors (Barrie) overtime, minimum wage
Allen’s (Toronto) pay, holiday pay
Dora Keogh (Toronto) pay, holiday pay
Social (Ottawa) overtime, holiday pay
Takara Bune Japanese Restaurant (Toronto) vacation pay
Milagro Grill (Ottawa) overtime pay
Swiss Chalet (Brampton) overtime pay
Scholar Montessori School (Newmarket) wages
20/20 Bar & Grill (Niagara) pay, holiday pay
Carriage House (Niagara) pay, holiday pay
Muzik Clubs (Toronto) overtime, withholding wages, holidays
Fitness One (Brampton) wages, vacation pay, notice of termination
Quiznos (Newmarket) public holidays
To these employers, we give you a giant raspberry.