diff --git a/Grade 9/Careers/GLC2O6/Transferable_Skills_Study_Sheet.md b/Grade 9/Careers/GLC2O6/Transferable_Skills_Study_Sheet.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..76343c4 --- /dev/null +++ b/Grade 9/Careers/GLC2O6/Transferable_Skills_Study_Sheet.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +# Transferable Skills + +- Purpose of The Employment Standarads Act 2000 (ESA) + - Sets out the **rights & responsiblities** of both employers & employers in ontario workplaces +- Employment Standards Act 2000 + - An act that provides the minimum standards for most employers working in ontario + +- A 30 min break must be offered per 5 hours of work +- When young workers are called in to work, and they work more than 3hrs/day normally, they will get paid the 3hrs, even if they didn't do the work for 3hrs because they are called in +- Young workers are eligible for overtime if they work over 44hrs a week, which they get 1.5 their normal pay +- Young workers are entitled to be paid for public holidays +- When an employee works on a public holiday, they either get 1.5x their pay or alternative day off +- Young workers who are part-time employess **are** covered by the ESA +- The ESA covers young workers, the have the same rights as other employees in ontario workplaces under the ESA (certain jobs can be exempted) +- An employee cannot deduct the cost of a uniform or other items from an employees pay, unless agreed in written form +- An employee cannot withhold, make dudction from or require an employee to turn over their tips and other gratuties unless following a court order or there is a tip pool arrangement +- To see if getting paid correctly, keep a record of hours worked +- Young workers are only entitled to vacation pay after 12 months of employment +- Young workers working in retial are allowed to refuse to work on public holidays or sundays, unless agreed upon at time of hire, basicalyl having the option to work + - Depends on certain services (eg. restaurants), will be informed upon hiring +- Employers have to tell young workers in advance if they are going to end their employement +- Young workers can file through ministry of labour to get money owed by the employer +- Call the ESA for more info +- Workers that are not covered by the *Employment Standards Act*: `bank tellers` +- General hourly **minimum wage**: `$14` + - 3 exceptions + 1. Firefighters + 2. Actors + 3. Student ($13.5) + +- 3 Basic Rights +1. Right to refuse unsafe work. +2. Right to participate in the workplace health and safety activities through the Health and Safety Committee (HSC) or as a worker health and safety representative. +3. Right to know, or the right to be informed about, actual and potential dangers in the workplace. + +## Minimum Age +|Job|Minimum Age| +|:--|:----------| +|Factory Worker|15| +|Window Cleaner|18| +|Underground Miner|18| +|Construction Worker|16| +|Logger|16| + +## Jobs That Work During Holidays +1. Hotel motels, tourist resorts +2. restaurants, and tavers +3. hosipital and nursing homes +4. continuous operations +- They should be payed a `public holiday pay` + `premium pay` for each hours worked +