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Bereavement Leave (Death in the Family)
- Bereavement Leave - Frequently Asked Questions
- Personal Emergency Leave - Guide
Bankruptcy / Receivership
- Employee Rights In Bankruptcy Protection And Bankruptcy⁄Receivership - Fact Sheet
- Federal Wage Earner Protection Program - Fact Sheet
Breaks
- Hours of Work: Daily Rest Provision and Provision for Rest in Between Shifts Sections 18(1) and 18(3) - Information Bulletin
- Eating Periods and Breaks - Guide
Deductions (taxes, cash shortages, uniforms)
- Can an employer deduct the cost of a uniform, or other items, from an employee's pay? - Fact Sheet
- Deductions from Wages - Guide
- Unauthorized Deductions Worksheet - Self Help Kit
Emergency Leave
Family Medical Leave
Filing a claim
- Claim Form and Guide - Form and Guide
- Claim Your Rights: A step-by-step guide on How to File a Claim - Brochure
- Filing an ES Claim - Guide
Harassment / Discrimination
- Harassment sexual harassment, and discrimination - Frequently Asked Questions
- Reprisals - See Reprisals
Hours of Work / Overtime
- Hours of Work
- Hours of Work - Guide
- Information for Employees: About Hours of Work and Overtime Pay - Information Sheet
- Breaks - See Breaks / Eating periods
- Shift Work
- Hours of Work: Daily Rest Provision and Provision for Rest in Between Shifts Sections 18(1) and 18(3) - Fact Sheet
- Three-Hour rule - See Three-Hour Rule
- Working Alone - See Working Alone
- Working on Sundays - See Working on Sundays
- Overtime - Averaging Hours - Excess Hours
- Overtime - Guide
- Pending Approval to Average Hours of Work for Overtime Pay Purposes: Conditions and the 30-Day Period - Fact Sheet
- Pending Approval for Excess Weekly Hours of Work: Conditions and the 30-Day Period - Fact Sheet
- Hours of Work and Averaging Hours - Form
- Employer's Guide to the Application Process - Guide
Leaves
- Leaves of Absence: Pregnancy, Parental, Personal Emergency, Family Medical & Reservist - Brochure
- Pregnancy Leave / Parental Leave - Guide
- Personal Emergency Leave - Guide
- Family Medical Leave - Guide
- Reservist Leave - Guide
Live-In Caregivers
The Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act (Live-in Caregivers and Others), 2009 (EPFNA) does not come into force until March 22, 2010. These information sheets are provided for information purposes only at this time. Complaints alleging a contravention of this Act cannot be filed with the Ministry of Labour until March 22, 2010.
Lost Job / Job Loss
- Termination of Employment - Guide
- Notice of Termination - Guide
- Termination Pay - Guide
- Mass Termination - Guide
- Severance Pay - Guide
- Bankruptcy / Receivership - See Bankruptcy / Receivership
- Wrongful Dismissal - See Wrongful Dismissal
- Constructive Dismissal - Constructive Dismissal
Minimum Wage / Payment of Wages
- Minimum Wage
- Minimum Wage - Guide
- Minimum Wage Worksheet - Self Help Kit
- Wages
- Payment of Wages - Guide
- Room and Board
- Minimum Wage - Guide
- Agricultural Workers - Fact Sheet
- Domestic Workers - Fact Sheet
- Piece Work
- Homeworkers - Fact Sheet
- Agricultural Workers - Fact Sheet
- Overtime - Guide
- Deductions (e.g.taxes, cash shortages, uniforms) - See Deductions
Pregnancy/Parental Leave
Quit Job
- Giving Notice - Frequently Asked Questions
- Constructive Dismissal - See Constructive Dismissal
Reservist Leave
Sick Leave
- Sick Leave - Frequently Asked Questions
- Personal Emergency Leave - Guide
- Doctor's Appointments - Frequently Asked Questions
- Doctor's Notes - Guide
Temporary Help Agencies
- Your Employment Standards Rights: Temporary Help Agency Assignment Employees - Information Sheet
- Complying with Employment Standards: What Temporary Help Agencies And Client Businesses Need To Know - Brochure
- Temporary Help Agencies - Guide
- Temporary Help Agencies
- Frequently Asked Questions - Temporary Help Agencies - Bulletin
Working alone
- Do employers have the right to schedule an employee to work an overnight shift alone? - Frequently Asked Questions
Working on Sundays
- Do employees get paid more for working Sundays, or for working late at night? - Frequently Asked Questions
- Retail Workers - Guide
- Young Workers - Fact Sheet
Young Workers
- What Young Workers Should Know - Fact Sheet
