New Ontario bill would require salary ranges to be disclosed on job postings

Ontario is planning to make it mandatory for salary ranges to be disclosed on job postings. The Ford government is planning to introduce legislation that, if passed, would also require businesses to disclose if artificial intelligence is used during the hiring process.

“At a time when many companies are posting record profits, it is only fair they communicate transparently about how they pay workers,” Labour Minister David Piccini said in a statement.

“And as the use of artificial intelligence in Ontario skyrockets, our government will continue to take action to ensure workers aren’t excluded from the job market because of technological biases and that their privacy rights are protected,” Piccini added.

In Ontario last year, 37 per cent of online job postings included salary information, according to the provincial government. The province added that including salary ranges on job postings can help to close the gender pay gap. Global’s Seán O’Shea has more.

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