Education Minister Laurel Broten says the government is prepared to impose “fair hiring practices” in the coming weeks to ensure they’re applied in every school board.

Broten says the regulation would benefit newer teachers who have been waiting for full-time jobs after years of substitute and occasional teaching.

The regulation would enact part of an agreement reached with English Catholic and francophone teachers, which includes three unpaid days off and stopping teachers from banking sick days.
   
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation have made it clear they won’t accept the same deal.