LAW 529 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Due Date, Parental Leave, Canada Day
5 Mar 2018
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Esa creates a floor of rights relating to specific issues: hours of work, overtime pay, public holidays, vacation, pregnancy leave, termination notice. Employer may provide different benefit than the minimum requirement, as long as it is a. Esa applies to employees , not true independent contractors . Various complex exemptions, some apply to specific industries, specific benefits, specific employee categories, etc. Lots of other examples we will only cover a few examples of specific exemptions. Esa also applies to all unionized employees and all collective agreements. Generally, esa enforced by employees and unions filing grievances and by union pursuing grievances at a separate process called grievance arbitration . Esa allows er and ee to enter into agreements to vary the esa minimums in restricted circumstances. Banking overtime give time off instead. Taking vacations of less than 1 week duration. Date agreement will come into effect and expire (cannot be retroactive)
