The costs will depend on the regulations made under the act. As we indicated in our brief, it would be best if the regulations are provided at the same time as the law comes into force. In any case, employers have the duty to maintain a healthy workplace, among other things. So they are already required to be vigilant to processes and to develop internal policies.
The bill will not completely change everything for employers. For them, it will really depend on the regulations. As for small companies, if the regulations establish very detailed processes requiring small companies to call upon outside expertise to develop a policy internally or an assistance mechanism, that would certainly represent a cost to those companies or SMEs. As I said earlier, employers already have certain costs related to their responsibilities.
I would like to pick up on the question asked earlier. With regard to obligations, that is already being done to some extent. Rest assured that the environment will not be revolutionized overnight. Nor will we be on very different terrain. As regards workplace health and safety, for instance, many things are already being done.
There will be costs and they will depend above all on the scope of the regulations and the obligations set out in them, but employers already have responsibilities and the vast majority of them fulfill those responsibilities appropriately.