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The Acts also amends Employment Standards Act, 2000.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Key Features of the Act :<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Require employers with 25 or more employees to have a written policy about employees disconnecting from their job at the end of the workday to help employees spend more time with their families.<\/li>\n<li>Ban the use of non-compete agreements that prevent people from exploring other work opportunities in order to make it easier for workers to advance in their careers.<\/li>\n<li>Help remove barriers, such as Canadian experience requirements, for internationally trained individuals to get licenced in a regulated profession and get access to jobs that match their qualifications and skills.<\/li>\n<li>Require recruiters and temporary help agencies to have a licence to operate in the province to help protect vulnerable employees from being exploited.<\/li>\n<li>Require business owners to allow delivery workers to use a company\u2019s washroom if they are delivering or picking up items. 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