highschool/Grade 9/Careers/GLC2O6/Transferable_Skills_Study_Sheet.md

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