Employment Law

Question 1

leaves of absence

Answer 1

protected list
back into same or comparable position
employment deemed continuous

Question 2

Equal wages

Answer 2

No employer shall discriminate between male employees and female employees by paying one sex on a different scale of wages than applies to the other sex if the kind or quality of work and the amount of work required of, and done by, the employees is the same or substantially the same.

Question 3

Termination

Answer 3

notice allows time to move to new job
common law can have more individual time if sue employer
1-8 weeks depending on time worked
exceptions: if working under 30 years, if on term contact for under 1 year, just cause (getting fired, you did something wrong)

Question 4

Who oversees the code?

Answer 4

employment standards division, officers, jurisdiction out when chose another forum