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A Guide to the Employment Standards Act


Table of Contents


1. WHAT IS THE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT?

Informing Employees of their Rights, Purposes of the Act

2. WHO IS COVERED BY THE ACT?

Occupations Covered by the Act, Occupations not Covered by the Act, Federal Jurisdiction, Unionized Employees, Other Laws, Minimum Standards

 Fact Sheet: Collective Agreements

3. HIRING EMPLOYEES

Human Rights, False Representations, No Charge for Hiring, Employment Agencies, Farm Labour Contractors, Child Employment, Domestic Workers,

 Fact Sheet: Farm Workers

4. PAYING WAGES

Minimum Wages, Paydays, If An Employee is Terminated, Forms of Payment, Wage Deductions, Wage Deductions Requested by Employees, Employer Payments as a Term of Employment, Wage Statements

 Fact Sheet: Resident Caretakers

5. KEEPING RECORDS

Payroll Records, Flexible Work Schedule Records, Special Clothing Records, Statutory Holiday Substitution Records, Employee Records

6. HOURS OF WORK

Hours-of-Work Notices, Shift Changes, Meal Breaks, Split Shifts, Minimum Daily Pay, Hours Free From Work, No Excessive Hours

7. OVERTIME

Overtime, Daily Overtime, Weekly Overtime, Overtime for Farm Workers, Banking Overtime in an Employee's Time Bank,

 Fact Sheet: Farm Workers

8. FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULES

Employees Not Covered by a Collective Agreement, Employees Covered by a Collective Agreement

 Fact Sheet: Flexible Work Schedules for employees not covered by a collective agreement

9. STATUTORY HOLIDAYS

Statutory Holidays in British Columbia, Eligibility, Statutory Holiday Pay, Working on a Statutory Holiday, Statutory Holiday on a Day Off, Substituting Statutory Holidays

10. LEAVES AND JURY DUTY

Pregnancy Leave, Parental Leave for Birth and Adopting Parents, Family Responsibility Leave, Bereavement Leave, Jury Duty, Employment Considered Continuous, Conditions of Employment Remain the Same

11. ANNUAL VACATION

Annual Vacation Entitlement, Vacation Pay

12. SPECIAL CLOTHING (UNIFORMS)

13. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

Compensation Eligibility, No Compensation Required with Written Notice, No Notice or Compensation Required, Temporary Layoff, Group Terminations, Branch May Deem Employment Terminated, Employees Covered by Collective Agreements, Other Laws

14. VARIANCES

15. COMPLAINTS

Filing a Complaint, Confidentiality, Employee Protection, Investigating Complaints, Determinations and Remedies, Limits on the Recovery of Wages, Appeals

16. ENFORCEMENT MEASURES AND PENALTIES

Monetary Penalties, Lien for Unpaid Wages, Paying Interest on Unpaid Wages, Demands on Third Parties, Court Judgments, Seizing Assets, Corporate Officer Liability, Security to Ensure Compliance, Publishing Violators' Names


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