Firstly, I would seek the advice of a lawyer. Also, the Ontario Ministry of
Labour will listen to you. The Ministry does try to encourage employees and employers to try and come to resolve issues and disputes before moving forward. If you think however, that your employer is
not following the minimum legislated standards, you can call the employment
standards information centre in Toronto
at (416) 326-7160 or call toll free at 1-800-531-5551 and they will provide you
with information on how to file a complaint.
The complaints are then forwarded to an Employment Standards Act officer who
will investigate, listen to both sides and come to an order which will be
either in favour or against an employer for failure to comply
with the Employment Standards Act. The ministry has a number of options to
enforce the Employment Standards Act
in Ontario including, issuing an order to compensate, an order to reinstate and
compensate, issue an order to pay wages, issue an order to pay vacation pay, or
issue a ticket or can prosecute an employer under the Provincial Offences Act.
Employees cannot be disciplined or penalized if they ask their employer
to comply with the Employment Standards
Act legislation or ask questions about their rights under the Employment Standards Act. If an employee files a complaint under the Employment Standards Act or tries to
exercise his or her right under the Employment
Standards Act they cannot be disciplined.
Employees cannot be penalized if their employer is required to pay money
it owes under an order.
Before doing this I would defintley seek the assistance of an employment lawyer.
You can call Matt Lalande at 905.639.8894 for more information.