As part of its Working for Workers Act Five, the Ontario government is introducing new legislation that will see more young workers entering the trades.
The initiative, the Focused Apprenticeship Skills Training (FAST) program, will allow students in Grades 11 and 12 to take up to 80 percent of their senior courses in co-op education, with the aim to accelerate their entry into the skilled trades.
With increasing numbers of young workers entering the trades, some directly or still in high school, Canadian HR Reporter spoke with two Ontario employment and OHS lawyers about legal considerations for employers.
