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Labour Standards Quiz

The law governing wages and working conditions in

Saskatchewan is:

The Occupational Health and Safety

Act

The Human Rights Act

The Workers’ Compensation Act

The Labour Standards Act

Click on the correct box to select your answer

Answer

The Labour Standards Act

How old must I be before I can work in Saskatchewan?

AnswerAll of the above

You must be 16 years of age to work in Saskatchewan. However, 14 and 15 year olds can

work if they have the permission of one of their parents or guardians and a

Certificate of Completion fromthe Young Worker Readiness Certificate Course.

What is the current minimum wage

in Saskatchewan?

Answer

None of the above

Minimum wage is $10.00 (December 1, 2012).

Under labour standards, how many hours do I have

to work in a day before I get overtime pay?

8 ½ hours 7¼ hours

7 ¾ hours8 hours

8 hours

Under Labour Standards, workers are paid overtime for any hours worked

over eight hours in a day, or 40 hours in a week, or 32 hours in a week with a public holiday. There are some exceptions to this rule.

Answer

My friend works 12-hour shifts and doesn’t get

overtime pay. Is this legal?

Yes No

Answer

Yes

Employers can have a ‘permit’ from the Labour Standards Division allowing them to have their employees work more than

eight hours in a day and not be paid overtime pay.

According to Labour Standards, how much do I get paid if I work

overtime? 1.25 x

hourly wage

1.75 x hourly wage

2.00 x hourly wage

1.50 x hourly wage

1.5 x the hourly wage

Answer

If I work for eight hours, how many meal breaks do I

get?

0

2 1

3

What is the rule concerning work schedules?

My work schedule must cover at least a 1-week time period

Answer

When I showed up for my shift , I was told there was no work for me today. Do I get paid, even

though I didn’t work?

I get minimum call-out pay

When workers report to work as scheduled, even when there is no work for them, they get minimum call-out pay. It is three times the current minimum wage, or their wage for the hours they worked, whichever is

more.

Students in grade twelve or lower do not get minimum call-out pay during the school term.

Current minimum call-out pay is $30 (December 1, 2012).

Answer

When I quit my job, I must give my employer advance notice of:

0 weeks

2 weeks 3 weeks

1 week

0 weeks

Under The Labour Standards Act, employees do not have to give their employers

notice that they are leaving their job. However, it is recommended that they do so.

Answer

If I get laid off after working for six months, I must get advance notice

of:0 weeks

2 weeks 3 weeks

1 week

Answer1 week of notice

The amount of notice of lay-off employees get depends upon how long they have

worked for that employer.

0-3 months: no notice is required 3 months to 1 year: 1 week of notice

1-3 years: 2-weeks of notice

If you are let go for “just cause,” no notice is required.

I have worked two months. If my boss lays me off without notice, he must give me pay in lieu of

notice of: 0 weeks

2 weeks 3 weeks

1 week

0 weeksEmployees must work for the same

employer for three continuous months (probationary period) to qualify for

notice or pay in lieu of notice.

Pay in lieu of notice is the employee’s normal wages for the notice period.

Answer

After working part-time for a year

for the same employer, I am entitled

to a vacation leave of:1 week

3 weeks 4 weeks

2 weeks

Answer

3 weeks

All employees, no matter the number of hours they work (part-time, full-time, casual

or seasonal), get three weeks of annual vacation leave after one year of

employment.

What is annual holiday pay?

Answer

Money I get for annual vacation leave whether or not I take it

Annual holiday (vacation) pay is paid at a rate of 3/52 of my total wage for a year if I

have worked nine years or less for the same employer.

Who gets annual holiday pay?

All employees

All employees, no matter the number of hours they work (full-time, part-time, temporary, casual and seasonal), get

annual holiday pay.

Answer

Which of the following is a public or statutory

holiday?

Thanksgiving Day

There are ten public holiday days in Saskatchewan: New Year’s Day, Family Day,

Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Saskatchewan Day,

Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, and Christmas Day.

Answer

What is public holiday pay?

Pay I get whenever there is a

public holidayIt is calculated by multiplying regular

wages earned in the four weeks prior to the holiday by 1/20 (5%).

Answer

I have worked at the same place for a year and I need time off to have

surgery. According to labour standards, my employer:

Cannot lay me off because I’m sick or injured

Employers may not discharge (lay-off) or discipline employees who have worked for

them for at least 13 continuous weeks if they are absent because of illness or injury. The amount of time the job is protected depends upon the seriousness of the illness or injury.

Answer

As a full-time gas jockey working in a service station with 12

employees, I am entitled to:

Two days off in every seven days

Retail workers (gas jockey) who work 20 hours or more in a week in a business

with 10 or more employees get two days off in every seven.

Workers in other types of businesses get one day off in every seven days if they

work 20 hours or more in a week.

Answer

My employer can take a cash shortage off my pay cheque if I fail to give a customer

the correct change.

True False

False

Only deductions required by law (CPP, EI or income tax) can be taken off your wages.

However, an employee might be held responsible for cash shortages if the

employer takes the employee to court and wins.

Answer

According to Saskatchewan’s Labour Standards Act, I am

entitled to a 15-minute coffee break every four hours.

True False

False

Saskatchewan’s Labour Standards Act does not require that coffee breaks be given to

employees. However, if your employer wishes to give you a coffee break, it is

considered to be time worked and must be paid.

Answer

If I have to wear a uniform to do my job, my employer has to

pay for it.

Only if I work in a hotel or

restaurant

If employers in a restaurant, hotel, educational institution, hospital or

nursing home require their employees to wear a uniform, the employer must be responsible for providing, repairing and

laundering the uniform free-of-cost to the employee.

Answer

Service station owners have to provide their workers who finish work after midnight with a ride

home.

FalseTrue

Answer

False

Only employees who work in a hotel, restaurant, educational institution,

hospital or nursing home, and finish work between 12:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., must be provided free transportation home.

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