CAREER LIFE CONNECTIONS

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Working In BC:
Your Legal Rights and Responsibilities
6th Edition
http://www.publiclegaled.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Woring-in-BC-3-
2012.pdf

Glossary: (Pages 2 & 21)

a. Averaging Agreement:
A person legally appointed or empowered to act on behalf of another
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b. Collective Agreement:
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An agreement between employers and employees which regulate the terms and conditions of employees in their workplace.

c. Gross Pay:
your pay before deductions
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d. Double Time:
twice the amount of your regular wage
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e. Net Pay:
Your take home pay after deductions
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f. Time and a half:

one and a half times your regular wage
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g. Under the Table:

employment not reported to the state
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h. Variance:
when employers, with the agreenebt if their employees, ask the branch to vary or change how parts of the act apply to them
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1. What is the Employment Standards Act?

A BC law that outlines the rights of employees and
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2. What is the role of the Employment Standards Branch?

The government office that enforces the ESA.
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3. What is the phone number and website of the ESB?

1-800-663-3316 www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb
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4. List the people who are not covered by the ESB.

Babysitters, Sec students working through their schools,
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News paper carriers, people receiver financial assistance
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5. Who are covered by the Collective Agreements?

People who belong to unions
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6. What Government issued document must you have in order to be hired in BC?
Social insurance number
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7. How old must you be to work in BC?

If under 12, with parent and written esb permission, children age 12-14 may work restricted hours
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15+ no restrictions
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8. Define minimum wage.

The lowest amount of money an employer can pay.
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9. What is minimum wage in BC?

10.25 dollars, now 14.60 dollars.
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10. Define Minimum Daily pay

if you go to work requested by the employer you must be payed for atleast 2 hours. if
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scheduled for more than 8 hpurs of work, you mist be paif for at least 4 hours.
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11. Besides shifts worked, what duties must an employer pay you for?
Orientation, training, or meetings
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12. What should be included on your pay check?

wage rate, hours worked, overtime, deductions, gross pay, net pay , hours banked, employers name
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and address
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13. What can an employer deduct from your wages?

canada pension plan. employment insurance plan income tax , co garnishees
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14. Define Special Clothing (p.21). Who pays for the upkeep of this?
CLothing that is easily identified w/ a company logo or unique company colors
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employer must provide and pay for upkeep.
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15. Define Dress Code. Who pays for the upkeep of this?
Clothing that is easily identified w/ a company logo or uniqueue company colors
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Employer must perovide and pay for upkeep
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16. Describe what work breaks you are entitled to.

Every 5 hours employee is entitiled to 30 minutes Unpaid rest period
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17. What is a split shift?

You work some hours, have an unpaid break and go back to work on the same day
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18. When must you be paid overtime?

YOu must be paid overtime after 8 hours of work in one day paid as time and a half
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19. When must you be paid double time?

for each hour worked over 12 hours in one day
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20. How is weekly overtime calculated?

over 40 hours in a one week period
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21. Do employers have to pay you if you are sick and cannot work?
The law does not require an employer to pay sick pay but some employers provide it
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22. What vacation time are you entitled to?

After you work a t a job for 1 year= 2 weeks annually. 5 years in a row with the same employer = 3 weeks annually
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23. What is vacation pay?

A percentage of the total wages you receive in a year
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At least 4% earnings. AFter 5 years = 6%
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24. How many statutory holidays are there in BC?

10
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25. How can you be eligible for stat holiday pay?

Been employed for at least 30 calender days before the stat holiday.
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Worked or earned wages for 15-30 days before the sat or worked under an
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averaging agreement and time in the 30 days before.
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27. How does the ESA protect you if you take an unpaid leave?
You cannot be terminated. You mist be given the same or similar job
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28. Name 6 unpaid leaves which are covered by the ESA

Pregnancy,Parental, Family REsponsibiliy, Bereaverment, compassionate care

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and jury duty
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29. What should you do if you feel your working conditions are unsafe?
Report immediately to employer/supervisor. report condition to worksafebc
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30. What does the Human Rights Code state about discrimination in the
workplace? What are the protected grounds?
Employers are not allowed to discrimiante against employees in the hiring processes
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or in the workplace. Protected grounds are:race,color ancestry, place of origin, political beliefs
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religion , material status, family status. physical or mental ability, sex, sexual orientiation ,age, crime
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31. What is a layoff and when does it become a termination?

Employers tells employees that they mist take an updaid leave from work
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32. Does an employer need to provide a reason to fire you?

No, you have no legal rights to your job
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33. What are you entitled to if you are terminated without notice?
1 week’s pay after you have been employed 30 months in a row.
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2 week’s pay if you have been employed for 1 year
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3 week’s pay after 3 years plus 1 week for eery addition week to a max of 8 years.
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34. What is a T4?

a form needed to do. your taxes.
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35. What are the disadvantages of “working under the table”?

You are working illegally and ineligable for employment insurance benefits and possibly not coverred by workers compensation act
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36. What steps should you take if you have a problem at work?
Report any incidents, make and keep own records
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talk to your employer
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if employer won’t listen, report employment standard branch
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37. What is the purpose of the Employment Standards Self-help Kit?

Assists employees and employers to resolve problem amongst themeselves,. Kit must be filled out
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before a complaint will be processed by the employment standards branch

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