1. History & Social Change
To gather people publicly to show support for a cause and to stop working as a form of labour action are definitions of what two terms?
Rally / Strike
Minimum wage, overtime pay, vacation and certain job-protected leaves are mainly covered by this Ontario law.
Employment Standards Act / ESA
Your timesheet shows 42 hours, but your pay statement shows 36. This difference between records that should match is called a ________.
Discrepancy
Complete the sentence with the two missing prepositions:
“I am writing ___ you ___ a discrepancy in my pay.”
To / About
Your employer gives you a form and asks you to complete it with your name, hours, and other information. You ________ the form.
Fill out
Workers joining together to improve wages, hours, or working conditions is known as ________.
Collective action
Workplace hazards and the right to refuse unsafe work are mainly connected to this Ontario law.
Occupational Health and Safety Act / OHSA
To officially submit a complaint to an organization or authority is to ________ a complaint.
Lodge/file
One word is unnecessary:
“Although I worked on Saturday, but the hours are missing from my pay statement.”
Which word should be removed?
But
Your supervisor mentions a problem during a staff meeting because it needs to be discussed. The supervisor ________ the issue.
Brings up
During the 1872 Toronto printers’ strike, workers were demanding this length of workday.
Nine-hour workday
Protection from discrimination based on grounds such as disability, race and religion is mainly provided by this Ontario law.
Ontario Human Rights Code
Two sides disagree. Each side gives up part of what it wants so they can reach an agreement. They ________.
Compromise
Complete the sentence with a transition showing a result:
“I checked my records. ________, I noticed that three hours were missing from my pay.”
Therefore / As a result
Worker 1: “We’ve all noticed that the equipment isn’t safe, but nobody has said anything to the supervisor.”
Worker 2: “I know. I’m worried about causing problems, but staying silent could put someone at risk. I think I need to ________.”
Speak up
In 1872, members of the Toronto printers’ strike committee were arrested under laws that treated their union activity what offense?
Criminal conspiracy
Workers want a union to officially represent them. After enough workers show support, this Ontario government tribunal oversees the process for the union to become the workers’ official bargaining representative. What is it called?
Ontario Labour Relations Board / OLRB
You made a mistake at work months ago, but you are still worried that your employer might take action because of it. You could say:
“It’s still ________.”
Hanging over my head
Compare these two statements:
“You deliberately refused to pay me correctly.”
“I noticed a discrepancy in my pay statement.”
The first is more ________; the second is more ________.
Accusatory / Neutral
Worker: “Several of us have reported this safety problem. What is the company going to do about it?”
Manager: “We’ve arranged an inspection, and we’ll correct the hazard and speak with everyone involved. We need to ________ this properly.”
Deal with
The Arab Spring, Occupy, and organized labour campaigns are examples of people organizing around shared concerns to try to create change. These are examples of ________.
Social movements
An employer changes a workplace rule or practice so that an employee with a disability, religious need, or another protected need can participate equally. This is called ________.
Accommodation
Your bus is late, you arrive at work late, and then you realize you forgot your ID. You say this expression to mean, “Of course something else went wrong!”
Just my luck!
A strong workplace-concern email can follow this organization:
Concern → Evidence → ________
What is the missing final part?
Request
A worker brought up a payroll discrepancy with HR two weeks ago. HR said they would look into it, but the worker has not received an update. The worker emails HR again to check what has happened since the original complaint. What phrasal verb describes the worker’s action?
Follow up on (the matter)