- To participate in placements, employers must:
- Be licensed to operate in Ontario
- Comply with all applicable legislation, including federal/provincial human rights legislation, regulations, and any other relevant standards, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Employment Standards Act, freedom of information and protection of privacy legislation.
- The Employment Service Placement position must be in Ontario
- Maintain appropriate WSIB or alternate workplace safety insurance coverage and have adequate third-party general liability insurance
- NOT hire his or her immediate family members, such as parent, spouse, sibling or child as a trainee;
- NOT be receiving government funds from any other source for the same training placement;
- NOT use placement services to replace existing or laid-off employees
- NOT be an EO Employment Service service provider.
- As well, employers must commit to:
- Developing a relevant training plan that will help the participants achieve their employment goal and the help the employer achieve their business goals, in conjunction with the service provider and participant
- Providing feedback and assessments of a participant’s skills level, where required
- Having the potential for long-term employment/contract position for the participant post placement
- Demonstrating the ability to provide the participant with adequate supervision and the training/work experience described in the Employment Service Training Plan
- Placing the participant on the company’s payroll and providing the same employment terms, conditions, and benefits as for all regular employees