EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT

What Young Workers Should Know

1. The Employment Standards Act (Short Form: ___________) applies to young

workers.

2. The minimum wages for student workers are different than other workers.

Feb. 1 /07 Mar. 31 /08 Mar. 31 /10

General Minimum Wages:

Students (under 18, working less than 28 hrs/wk):

3. When are students not entitled to minimum wages?

4. Lunch or Coffee Breaks?

_______ minutes eating

After ________ hours in period either all at once or as
a row… _____ breaks within the 5
hours

5. Young Workers Called in to Work ...

Called in when not scheduled to work then works

less than 3 hours, worker will be paid:

6. Overtime Pay/Compensation

Work over 44 hours a week

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 Get paid ___________ or…

Get __________ instead of pay for each hour of overtime

worked with employer

7. Statutory Holidays:
a. Number of public holidays off with public holiday pay:

b. Rate of pay when an employee works on a holiday:

c. List of Canadian Statutory Holidays:

i. February (1):

ii. March/April (1):

iii. May (1):

iv. July (1):

v. September (1):

vi. October (1):

vii. December (2):

viii. January (1):

8. When would a worker be entitled to wages at their regular rate for hours worked
on the public holiday plus a substitute day off with public holiday pay? When would
this pay not apply?

9. What questions should a future employee ask regarding uniform costs, deductions
from pay, pay periods, record of payments?

10. Vacation Pay: At least _____% of gross wages in entitled period.

After ________ full months of work

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 Minimum of ___________ vacation

Or pro-rated to schedule used by the employer if required to

take vacation with pay before 12 month period comes up

If fired/quit, vacation pay must be paid within _____ days of

end of employment or by next regular pay day

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 11. Retail workers cannot refuse to work on public holidays or Sundays if they:

Sell prepared meals, e.g.

Restaurants, ____________ or ___________

Provide services such as:

__________________

Sell goods and services connected to:

________________________________
________________________________

12. Termination

a. After ______________ months of continuous work, an employee must get written

notice of termination of employment or they must receive:

b. Amount of notice depends on: _________________

i. 3 + months: __________________

ii. 1-3 years: ___________________

iii. 3+ years: ____________________

c. Employees cannot be penalized for:

i. asking employers to comply with__________________

ii. asking questions about__________________

iii. filing a complaint under the ESA__________________

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