| Word or Expression | Definition |
|---|---|
| *The information in this unit has been adapted from Employment Standards, Ontario Ministry of Labour | |
| employer | owner, proprietor, manager, superintendent, overseer, trustee of any business, work, trade, occupation, profession, project that is directly or indirectly responsible for the employment of a person |
| employee | a person working for another person or business with the expectation of wages |
| regular rate of pay | the rate of pay for an hour of work in a regular, non-overtime work week |
| regular week's pay | the pay an employee receives in a normal work week without overtime |
| work week | seven consecutive days, beginning on the day established by the employer |
| collective agreement | a contract that results from collective bargaining, a system that lets employees deal as a group with employers |
| piece-work | a system of pay where an employee is paid for each unit of work completed, not the number of hours worked |
| overtime pay | regular wage x 1.5 or x2 in some circumstances |
Brainstorm with your group and make a list of the areas you think are included in legislation about people working. Some of you have experience working in other countries. Some of you may have experience working in one or more sectors in Canada. Think about mandatory rules you had to follow. Mandatory Rules are often legal rules that you must follow.
You can use the following chart to organize your ideas. One example is done for you. Add as many as you can think of.
| Possible Rule | Category | Area | Why would this be important? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction workers must wear safety shoes and hard hats. | Health and Safety | Construction Sector | Heavy items can be dropped on construction sites and there are lots of nails and splinters around. |
How did your group do? When you shared your work with the rest of the class, did you have different ideas or were they the same? How many were important in just one sector? Were there some that seemed to be important in every sector?