Ontario may end mandatory retirement.TORONTO Toronto (tərŏn`tō), city (1998 est pop. 2,400,000), provincial capital, S Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario. Toronto is the largest city in Canada and since the 1970s has been one of the fastest-changing cities in North America, experiencing -- The Ontario Ontario, city, United States Ontario, city (1990 pop. 133,179), San Bernardino co., S Calif., near Los Angeles, in a region of vineyards; inc. 1891. government will be holding public consultations on how to end mandatory retirement A mandatory retirement age is the age at which persons who hold certain jobs or offices are required by statute to step down, or retire. Typically, mandatory retirement ages are justified by the argument that certain occupations are either too dangerous (military personnel) to give Ontario workers the right to choose when to retire, Labour Minister Chris CHRIS Chemical Hazards Response Information System (US DoD) CHRIS California Historical Resources Information System CHRIS Computerized Human Resources Information System CHRIS Command Human Resources Intelligence System Bentley (Bentley Systems, Inc., Exton, PA, www.bentley.com) A leading CAD software company, founded in 1984 by Keith and Barry Bentley. Its MicroStation CAD software is used by major corporations for engineering large projects, including buildings, airports, hospitals, bridges and industrial announced. "Ontarians are healthier and living longer so it is unfair to insist that they stop working simply because they reach age 65," said Bentley. "Ending mandatory retirement would protect workers by allowing them to decide when to retire based on their own lifestyles, circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact. 2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or and priorities. However, we want to achieve this goal without undermining existing retirement rights --including entitlements to benefit and pension plans--and also address any issues raised by business, labour or others." A Ministry of Labour has released a consultation paper designed to promote discussion and gather public input on the issues offered by these questions: * Would ending mandatory retirement reduce skills shortages in areas such as nursing, teaching or skilled trades? * Would ending mandatory retirement affect pensions and other benefits? * What impact would ending mandatory retirement have on recent entrants to the workforce, or those who take time away from it? Following the public consultations, the government intends to introduce legislation to end mandatory retirement," said Bentley. Public consultations led by Kevin Flynn, the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Labour. will be held across the province. 416-326-7710 |
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