ONTARIAN GUIDE TO

HUMAN RESOURCES
AND MANAGMENT

A general guide highlighting the key aspects of the

Ontario Employment Standards to strengthen a
company's bond with its employees

Minimum Wage
ADULTS STUDENTS

$15.50/hour $14.60/hour

Over Time Pay Calculation

Refers to hours of work
exceeding 44 hours of normal
schedule working per week
1.5(normal hourly pay) x # of
overtime hours
Ex. Normal hourly rate is $15...
Calculate earning for 3h
overtime pay
1.5 x 15 x 3 = $67.5

Work Hour Limit

DAILY LIMIT WEEKLY LIMIT

8 hours 48 hours

Public Holidays
Employee receives pay but does not have to
work. IF employee works, wage must be at
least 4% of vacation entitlement year pay
New years day Victoria day
Family day Canada day
Good Friday

Vacation Time >5 years of employment

5 weeks off after each

<5 years of employment
12-month vacation
2 weeks off after each entitlement year
12-month vacation
entitlement year

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 Termination of Employment
The end of an employees work with a
company. Employer must provide written
notice if employee worked for 3 months +

Employed for Employed for Employed for

<12 months 12-35 months >8 years
At least 1 week of At least 2 weeks of At least 8 weeks of
written notice written notice written notice

Equal Pay For Equal Work

A female employee cannot be paid less than a
man if she is doing “equal work” to him. A man
also cannot be paid less than a woman if he is
doing “equal work” to her.

Lean More
1)www.investopedia.com/terms/t/termination-employment.asp
2)www.stlawyers.ca/law-essentials/overtime-pay/ontario/
3)www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-standards-
act-0
4)https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-
standards-act-
0/vacation#:~:text=to%20vacation%20pay-,Vacation%20pay,enti
tlement%20year%20or%20stub%20period.

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