Tuesday 9 December 2014

Report of Employment Standards

This report  a part of employment standards include minimum wage rates of Ontario; Hour of work in Ontario; Public holidays and pregnancy leave, parental leave in Ontario.


 1, The general adult minimum rate of  Ontario is $11.00 per hour; The student minimum wage is $10.30 per hour; The Liquor Servers Minimum Wage is $9.55 per hour.


 2, The maximum daily hours of work is 8 hours a day; The maximum weekly hours of work
is 48 hours a week..


 3, Ontario has nine public holidays: New Year's Day; Family Day; Good Friday;   Victoria Day ; Canada Day; Labour Day ; Thanksgiving Day ; Christmas Day ; Boxing Day (December 26). Most employees who qualify are entitled to take these days off work and be paid public holiday pay. Alternatively, they can agree in writing to work on the holiday and they will be paid.


4,Employees are entitled to two weeks of vacation time after each 12-month vacation entitlement year. Ordinarily, a vacation entitlement year is a recurring 12-month period beginning on the date of hire.


5, Pregnant employees have the right to take pregnancy leave of up to 17 weeks of unpaid time off work. In some cases the leave may be longer. Employers do not have to pay wages to someone who is on pregnancy leave. New parents have the right to take parental leave--unpaid time off work when a baby or child is born or first comes into their care. Birth mothers who took pregnancy leave are entitled to up to 35 weeks' leave. Birth mothers who do not take pregnancy leave and all other new parents are entitled to up to 37 weeks' parental leave.




Iris.Wang
Dec.9. 2014


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