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Working in B.C - Carol
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16. Dress codes are the guide lines of what you should wear to your
workplace that is general. Eg: No Brand names, or company logos. The
employee is usually pays for this.
17.Every five hours, your employer must allow you at least a 30-minute
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unpaid rest period.
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18. A split shift is when you work some hours, and then have an unpaid
break and go back to work on that same day.
19.You must be paid overtime after eight hours of work in one day.
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20. Every hour you work past 12 hours.
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21. Weekly overtime is counted by adding up the regular hours. When it
adds up to more than 40 hours a week you get weekly overtime. The week
starts on Sunday.
22.Employers do not need to pay employees who are sick and cannot
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work.
23. After you have worked at your job for one year, you must get at least
two weeks off for vacation annually. After working five years in a row with
the same employer, you must get at least three weeks off for vacation
annually.
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3 Apercentage of the total wages you received in a year.
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25. There are 10 statutory holidays
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26. Been employed for at least 30 calendar days before the stat holiday,
Worked or earned wages for 15 of 30 days before the stat holiday, or
Worked under an averaging agreement any time in the 30 days before the
stat holiday.
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27. It protects you by not allowing your employer to fire you for taking
unpaid leave.
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28. Pregnancy Leave, Parental Leave, Family Responsibility Leave,
Bereavement Leave, Compassionate Care Leave, and Jury Duty.
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29. identify the unsafe condition and report it immediately to your
supervisor or employer.
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30. Employers are not allowed to discriminate against employees in the
hiring process or in the workplace. The protected grounds include race,
colour, ancestry, place of origin, political beliefs, religion, marital status,
family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, age, or
because of being convicted of a criminal or summary conviction offence
that is unrelated to the employment
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31. A layoff is when an employer tells employees that they must take an
unpaid leave from work. It becomes a termination when you are laid off
for more than 13 weeks of a 20 week period
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32. Your employer does not need to provide a reason to fire you.
33. If you are terminated without notice you must be given severance pay.
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34. A T4 is a form you receive from your employer on the last day of
February to do your income taxes.
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35. The disadvantages to "working under the table" are not being able to
get employment insurance benefits, not being covered under the workers
compensation act, and not having any legal recource if you are involved in
an accident at work.
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36. If you have a problem at work you should Try to talk to your employer
to solve the problem. If they do not listen and you think they're breaking
the law you can contact the Employment Standards Branch and make a
complaint if required.
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37. The purpose of the Employment Standards Self-help Kit is to help
employees and employers resolve problems among themselves.