LAW 4110

Employment Law
Module Four

Learning Outcomes:

Upon the completion of this module, you should understand the following concepts:

 Purpose of Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000

 Minimum employment standards, including wages, hours of work, scheduling,
public holidays, overtime pay, vacation, and statutory leaves of absence
 Employee protections during and after statutory leaves of absence
 Temporary employment agency employees
 Administration and enforcement of the Employment Standard Act, 2000

Readings:

Filsinger, K.J. Employment Law for Business and Human Resources Professionals,
fourth edition, chapter seven.

Exercises:

 Make your own notes on all of the above learning outcomes

 Visit http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/ and review the employment standards
link. Make notes about what components of the ESA are highlighted under
“Topics”.
 Pages 294-295: complete and Review and Discussion questions 1, 4, 5, and 11