1. What is the purpose of the Employment Standards Act (ESA)?

2. What is covered by the Employment Standards Act (ESA)?

3. What is NOT covered by the ESA?

4. What information must an Employer retain about their Employees?

5. What are the employers required to do in regards to Payment of Wages?

6. How are wages (including vacation pay) paid?

7. What happens to wages when employment ends?

8. What is included in a Wage Statement?

9. What are the special statements regarding vacation pay?

10. What are the Three (3) kinds of deductions that can be made from an employee’s wages?

11. What is a Tip or Gratuity according to the Act?

12. Who decides if “Tipping” is allowed at the workplace?

13. Can an employer keep “Tips” from the staff?

14. What is minimum wage?

15. What are the Five (5) types of minimum wage?

16. What is the Three (3) Hour Rule?

17. What is the Daily Limit on hours of work for an employee?

18. What is the Weekly Limit on hours of work for an employee?

19. When can an employer have employees exceed their work hours?

20. How much time do employees need off between shifts?

21. What are the rules regarding Eating Periods according to the Act?

22. Are employees required by the act to have a “coffee” break?

23. What is Overtime Pay?

24. How much is overtime pay?

25. Can an employee receive time off instead of being paid overtime? How is this accomplished?

26. How much vacation time is an employee entitled to?

27. How much is an employee’s vacation pay?

28. Ontario has Nine (9) public holidays. Name all Nine (9).
29. Do Retail Workers have the right to refuse working on a Public Holiday?

30. Are employers required to have a Benefit Plan?

31. How long is Pregnancy Leave?

32. Do employers have to pay pregnancy leave?

33. Who is entitled to Parental Leave?

34. How long is Parental Leave?

35. What are the rights of an employee who is taking Pregnancy or Parental Leave?

36. What is Personal Emergency Leave and how long can an employee be on it?

37. What is Family Caregiver?

38. What is Family Medical Leave?

39. Who is eligible for Family Medical Leave?

40. Who are specified family members for whom medical leave may be taken for?

41. What is the length of Family Medical Leave?

42. What is Critically Ill Child Care Leave?

43. What are the Eligibility requirements for Critically Ill Child Care Leave?

44. What is Organ Donor Leave?

45. What are the requirements for Qualifying for Organ Donor Leave?

46. When does Organ Donor Leave Begin?

47. What are the employees’ rights during Organ Donor Leave?

48. What are the rules governing Reservist Leave?

49. What is Crime-Related Child Death or Disappearance Leave?

50. Who is eligible for Crime-Related Child Death or Disappearance Leave?

51. How is Termination of Employment defined?

52. A person’s employment is terminated if the employer does what?

53. How long does a “Temporary Layoff” last?

54. What is Termination Pay?

55. What is Severance Pay?

56. How does an employee qualify for Severance Pay?

57. What is the purpose of Continuity of Employment?

58. Equal Pay for Equal Work is defined as work that is?

59. What are the Exceptions for Equal pay for Equal Work?

60. Can an employee be forced to take a Lie Detector test?

61. What are the employees’ rights regarding Lie Detector tests?

62. Employers are prohibited from penalizing or threatening to penalize employees in any way
for?

63. What are Temporary Help Agencies?

64. Can an employee file a claim if they believe that employer is not following the law?

65. What are the two (2) situations which an employee cannot file a claim against their
employer?

66. What are the steps required in filing a claim with the Ministry of Labour?

67. What is the role of the Ministry of Labour?

68. Ticketable offenses fall into three categories, what are the three categories?

69. Who is responsible for Employee Discounts?

70. Who makes decisions about Dress Codes at work?