Ontario’s bill would make restroom access mandatory for delivery drivers

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The legislation would apply to commercial enterprises where workers collect or deliver food or other items.

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October 20, 2021 • 13 minutes ago • 1 minute read • Join the conversation

Transport trucks bypass a police checkpoint on the Manitoba-Ontario provincial line during the period when nonessential travel to the Ontario province was limited due to the COVID pandemic on April 19, 2021.
Transport trucks bypass a police checkpoint on the Manitoba-Ontario provincial line during the period when nonessential travel to the Ontario province was limited due to the COVID pandemic on April 19, 2021. Photo by Shannon VanRaes /REUTERS

Ontario is poised to introduce legislation that would require companies to allow delivery workers to use their bathrooms.

Labor Minister Mount McNaughton says it’s a common sense shift that will preserve the dignity of those workers.

He says some companies have posted signs like “no drivers past this point” or “team members only restrooms,” but McNaughton says the truckers and concert workers are team members.

The legislation would apply to businesses where workers such as truck drivers, couriers and food delivery people collect or deliver food or other items.

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At the start of the pandemic, the government made sure rest stops were open to truck drivers for use in restrooms when they were closed to the general public.

McNaughton says the legislation would apply to more than 200,000 workers.

Reference-torontosun.com

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