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Transcript of 1 Saskatchewan Labour Presentation Labour Standards for Young Workers.
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Saskatchewan Labour
Presentation
Labour Standards
for Young Workers
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The Labour Standards Act
protects workers by setting rules for minimum
conditions of employment
ensures what we value as a society is
reflected in our workplace rules
eliminates unfair competition
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The Labour Standards Act
The Act applies to most Saskatchewan employers and employees, no matter the hours employees work. This includes casual, part-time, seasonal and full-time workers.
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Exemptions
• farm workers• employees who
work in jobs that are covered by the federal Canada Labour Code
• occasional babysitters• partial
exemptions (i.e., managers and students)
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The Labour Standards Act
• equal pay
Young workers are most often affected by the rules involving:
• minimum wage• hours of work• termination
• public holidays• annual holidays
• payroll cheques
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Minimum Wage (as of April1/03)
B.C. $8.00/6.00
Alta. $5.90
Sask. $6.65
Man. $6.75
Ont. $6.85/6.40/ $5.95
Que. $7.30/6.55
N.B. $6.00
N.S. $6.00/5.55
P.E.I. $6.25
Nfld. $6.00
N.W.T. $7.00/6.50
Yukon $7.20
Nunavut $7.00/6.50
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Minimum Callout
• Most employees are entitled to a minimum payment of $19.95 every time their employer calls them out (or in) to work.
• Full-time students are exempt during the school year.
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Coffee Breaks
• Coffee breaks are not covered by Saskatchewan’s Labour Standards Act.
• If provided, rest breaks (coffee breaks) are paid breaks.
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UniformsEmployers in hotels,
restaurants, educational institutions,
hospitals, or nursing homes who require their employees to
wear uniforms
shall provide, repair and launder that
uniform free of charge and shall not deduct the cost from your
wages.
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Employees in hotels, restaurants, educational institutions, hospitals, or
nursing homes
Employees who finish work
between 12:30 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. local
time
must be provided free of charge to
the employee’s
place of residence.
Transportation Home
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OvertimeMost workers are paid overtime
40 hours/week,
32 hours in a week in which a public holiday
occurs,
at a rate of 1.5 x hourly
wage
after working 8 hours/day,
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Overtime
Some workers are not eligible for overtime pay such as:
• managers
• people working north of Township 62, except within a 10 km. radius of La Ronge, Creighton and Uranium City
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Workers get work schedules which give one week’s notice of:
Work Schedules
• work days and hours• work start and end times
• times of meal breaks• changes to work
schedules
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Meal Breaks
Workers who are scheduled to work 6 hours or more get an unpaid
30-minute meal break for every five consecutive hours of work.
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Days Off
• One day off in every seven days for employees who are usually employed for 20 or more hours/week
• Two days off in every seven if employees work 20 or more hours a week in retail and there are 10 or more employees in the business.
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Illness/Injury
Not serious 12 days in a calendar year
Serious 12 weeks in a 52 week period
WCB 26 weeks
Length of Protected Absence (unpaid)
Type of Illness/Injury
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Laying-off Employees
0 - 3 mos. 0 weeks
3 mos. - 1 year 1 week
1 - 3 years 2 weeks
3 - 5 years 4 weeks
Employment Period
Notice Required
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When notice is not given, the employee must be paid his/her regular wages in lieu of the notice time required.
Pay in Lieu of Notice
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Annual Holiday Pay
Annual holiday pay is paid to all employees including:
• full-time• part-time• casual• temporary• seasonal
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Annual Holiday Pay
Calculated on total wages over a 12-month period:
• multiply wages by 3/52 (about 6%).
Example:
Wages for 12 months: $4000
Annual Holiday Pay:$4000 x 3/52 (6%) = $230.77
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Annual Holidays
Most employees are entitled to a minimum of three weeks after each year of employment and a minimum of four weeks upon completion of 10 years with the same employer
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Public Holidays
Remembrance Day
New Year’s DayGood Friday
Victoria Day
Christmas Day
Canada Day
Saskatchewan DayLabour Day
Thanksgiving Day
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Public Holiday Pay
Most employees get public holiday pay of
1/20 (5%) of the worker’s regular
wages earned during the four weeks prior to the holiday (equal
to about a regular day’s wage
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Public Holiday Pay
Example:
4 weeks wages: $400
Public Holiday Pay:
(1/20 or 5% x $400) = $20
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Payment for Work on a Public Holiday
If you work on a public holiday, you get paid a premium rate (time and one half) for all hours worked. This in addition to public holiday pay.
Public Holiday Pay
+
Premium Pay (1.5 x hours worked on the
public holiday)
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Pay Cheques
Only deductions required by law (Employment Insurance, Income Tax, C.P.P.) or voluntary employee purchases from the employer, may be taken from wages.
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Pay Cheques
Your employer must provide a pay stub which gives information such as:
•pay period
•hours worked (regular and overtime) and rate of pay
•list of deductions
•total earnings and actual payment made
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Equal Pay
Male and female employees are entitled to equal pay when they perform similar work:
• in the same establishment
• under similar working conditions
• requiring similar skill,effort,and responsibility
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Equal Pay
merit, seniority, and
trainee programs
Pay rates can differ when based on:
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Complaints and Enforcement
Saskatchewan Labour:• provides
information and advice.
• investigates and helps to resolve workplace complaints.
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Complaints and Enforcement
An employee must make a claim for unpaid wages within one year of the time the unpaid wages were due.
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Complaints and Enforcement
3. Ask for early resolution.
1. Call Sask. Labour for information.
2. Try to resolve with employer.
4. Make a formal complaint.
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Complaints and Enforcement
5. Complaint is investigated.
6. Officer tries to collect money owed.
7. Officer issues wage assessment.
8. Employer or employee appeals.9. Final decision can be appealed.
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1-800-667-1783www.labour.gov.sk.ca
www.readyforwork.sk.ca
Saskatchewan Labour
Saskatchewan LabourLabour Standards Division