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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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