TY - JOUR
T1 - Carrying little sticks
T2 - Is there a 'deterrence gap' in employment standards enforcement in Ontario, Canada?
AU - Tucker, Eric
AU - Vosko, Leah F.
AU - Casey, Rebecca
AU - Thomas, Mark
AU - Grundy, John
AU - Noack, Andrea M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Kluwer Law International BV, The Netherlands.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - This article assesses whether a deterrence gap exists in the enforcement of the Ontario Employment Standards Act (ESA), which sets minimum conditions of employment in areas such as minimum wage, overtime pay and leaves. Drawing on a unique administrative data set, the article measures the use of deterrence in Ontario's ESA enforcement regime against the role of deterrence within two influential models of enforcement: responsive regulation and strategic enforcement. The article finds that the use of deterrence is below its prescribed role in either model of enforcement. We conclude that there is a deterrence gap in Ontario.
AB - This article assesses whether a deterrence gap exists in the enforcement of the Ontario Employment Standards Act (ESA), which sets minimum conditions of employment in areas such as minimum wage, overtime pay and leaves. Drawing on a unique administrative data set, the article measures the use of deterrence in Ontario's ESA enforcement regime against the role of deterrence within two influential models of enforcement: responsive regulation and strategic enforcement. The article finds that the use of deterrence is below its prescribed role in either model of enforcement. We conclude that there is a deterrence gap in Ontario.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85063197166&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85063197166
SN - 0952-617X
VL - 35
SP - 1
EP - 30
JO - International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations
JF - International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations
IS - 1
ER -