Associated Auctioneers Inc. Fined $5,000 For Employment Standards Violation
February 18, 2010 11:20 AM
London, Ont. - Associated Auctioneers Inc. was fined $5,000 on February 10, 2010, for violating the Employment Standards Act (ESA).
On April 24, 2007, an employment standards officer issued an order to Associated Auctioneers Inc. requiring the company to comply with the ESA regarding hours of work and overtime pay.
On November 27, 2007, the officer reviewed a portion of the company's payroll records. The officer found that an employee had worked overtime hours since April 24, 2007, but had not been paid the appropriate overtime pay as set out in the ESA.
Associated Auctioneers Inc. pleaded guilty to failing to pay an employee overtime pay.
The fine was imposed by Justice of the Peace Robert Gay. In addition to the fine, the court imposed a 25-per-cent victim fine surcharge on the total, as required by the Provincial Offences Act. The surcharge is credited to a special provincial government fund to assist victims of crime.
Location: Ontario Court of Justice
824 Dundas St.
London, Ont.
Judge: Justice of the Peace Robert Gay
Date of Conviction: February 10, 2010
Defendants: Associated Auctioneers Inc.
Matter: Employment Standards
Convictions: ESA, Section 22
Crown Counsel: Catherine Glaister
Contacts
- Matt Blajer
Communications Branch
416-326-7405
Ministry of Labour
ontario.ca/labour