EXERCISE
based on an excerpt from the LABOUR STANDARDS ACT
[RSNWT 1988, c.L-1] PART 11.1
Directions:
Choose a partner. You and your partner will be given 1 of the scenarios below. Each
scenario requires information from Part II.1 of the NWT Labour Standards Act. For your
scenario:
- Find the regulations in Part II.1 that apply.
- Summarize them in a way that can be easily understood.
- Provide the information you have been asked about in your scenario.
- Write down the number of the regulation(s) you use.
- Be prepared to present your scenario and answers to the class in such a way that
we learn about the regulation.
Scenarios:
- I have been working for my employer for 1 year. My employer said I could have some
time off because it wasn’t busy at work. Then I got a letter saying I should come back
to work in two days. I stayed away from work for about 10 days after I got the letter.
Today I went back to work and my boss said I was fired. He gave me no notice and he
said I can’t have termination pay. What can I do?
- I have worked for my employer for 6 years. Now I am getting permanently laid off. My
boss gave me 3 weeks’ notice in writing and wrote the date I will be terminated on my
notice. He said I can’t have termination pay because he gave me enough notice. Can I
take any action?
- Our company laid off 30 workers. I was one of those workers. I have worked for the
company for two years. I received no notice but I did receive two weeks’ pay. Did my
employer follow the rules?
- I have worked for the company for 2 months. Today I got fired – no extra pay and no
notice. Should I get some extra pay?
- I am going on my 2 weeks of annual leave. I got a letter today that said I was being
permanently laid off in two weeks (the day I return from my leave). I have worked for
the company for a year. I will receive no termination pay. Is my employer breaking the
law?
- After 6 months of work, I got fired today because I refused to do another type of job.
The job was okay but I didn’t want to work in a part of the building where my friend
doesn’t work. I didn’t get any notice or any extra pay. Is this legal?
- I was told today that I was temporarily laid off for 30 days. My lay-off starts tomorrow. I
have worked for the company for two years. Am I owed any money?