Employment Standards Act
Who is reponsible for following The Employment Standards Act?
The Employer
How many fundamental rights are there under this Act?
3 (Right to Know, Right to Participate, Right to Refuse)
Employees have a right to report unsafe work conditions.
TRUE
You work at Home Depot. A can of paint has just spilled all over the floor in aisle seven. What is the first thing you should do to ensure a safe environment?
Block off aisle 7 so customers don't walk through and potentially slip and fall.
Generally, how many unpaid sick days is an employee in Ontario entitled to?
3 unpaid days
What is the name of the system that teaches about hazardous materials in the workplace?
WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System)
You are a server at a restaurant. As you are bringing drinks to a table, somebody bumps into you and you spill all the drinks on the floor. Your supervisor is understandably upset and withholds some of your tips to cover the cost of the drinks that you spilled. Legally, your supervisor is allowed to do this. Ethically however, they shouldn't.
FALSE
An employer is prohibited from making deductions, etc., from their employees’ tips and other gratuities for such things as spillage, breakage, losses or damage.
You work construction. You are tasked with carrying a heavy machine up a flight of stairs with another co-worker. This other co-worker just smoked a joint on the job and you are not comfortable completing this task with him. What can you do about this?
Refuse to do the task with this co-worker.
How many hours must you work before taking a meal break?
5 hours
You have the right to refuse what from an employer?
Work that could affect your health and safety and that of others.
You have the right to refuse service to a customer who is speaking unusually loud...
FALSE
Speaking loud is not a legitimate reason to refuse service. Speaking loud, aggressive, and disrepectful behaviour would be a reason to refuse service.
In an enclosed workspace, you may refuse to work if the temperature inside your work space is below 18 degrees Celsius.
TRUE
When is your employer required to pay you time and a half? (2 answers)
When you work more than 44 hours in a week and when you work during holidays
You have the right to participate in what in regards to the OHSA?
Decisions that could affect their health and safety.
The current minimum wage in Ontario is $15/hour
FALSE
$15.50/hour
What should you do if you have any doubts about the safety of your work?
Ask your supervisor any and all questions you have about workplace health and safety.
The only way the daily maximum can be exceeded is by
an electronic or written agreement between the employee and employer
You have the right to know what?
The hazards that are present in the workplace, and be given the information, training, and supervision you need to protect yourself.
Putting out a wet floor sign is an example of the Right to Know.
False
It is an example of Right to Participate
A Manager hires 16-year-old Adam Reeves. Adam will only be getting a minimum wage of _____ per hour
$14.60