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LabourLaw:
WhatDoYouKnow?

Answer True or False for the following, and briefly explain:

1. In Ontario, your employer can fire you at will, whenever he/she wants, without
notice.
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2. In Ontario, your employer can pay you less that $11.25/hour.
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3. In Ontario, your employer can fire you after 10 years of service with only two weeks
notice or payment in lieu of that notice.
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4. In Ontario, your employer can fire you if you take time off to have a baby.
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5. In Ontario, if you have less than 3 years of service you are not entitled to vacation
pay.
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Select the BEST answer for the following:

1. The Employment Standards Act:

a) Applies to anyone in a trade union.
b) Applies to all workers in Ontario.
c) Guarantees the right to refuse unsafe work.
d) none of the above.
2. The Ontario Human Rights Code:
a) Does not apply the workplaces in Ontario.
b) Protects Ontario workers from abuses by co-workers but not their employer.
c) Protects Ontario workers from abuses by the employer but not co-workers.
d) Protects Ontario workers from discrimination based on the enumerated
grounds.
3. The Workplace Safety and insurance Act:
a) Compensates people who are injured or become sick due to conditions at
work.
b) Takes away workers` rights to sue their employer directly for an injury at
work.
c) Benefits are paid for by employer contributions.
d) All of the above
4. The Labour Relations Act:
a) Governs relations between employers and employees in non-union
environments.
b) Does not exist in Ontario.
c) Is no longer in effect.
d) Provides for issues arising from workplace relations in a unionized
environment.

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5. The Occupational Health and Safety Act:

a) Is no longer needed because modern workplaces are relatively safe.
b) Is enforced by The Ministry of Labour by fining parties who do not protect
the safety of workers.
c) Only applies to a select few occupations.
d) Is none of the above.

1. Selectoneoftheacts.WhatisthepurposeoftheWSIA,OLRB,OHRC,ESAor
OHSA?Whataresomeoftheprovisionscontainedthatfulfillthepurposeofthe
selectedlegislation?

2. Ifmyemployerasksmetotakesomethingheavyoffofashelfabovemyhead,doI
havetodoit?WhyorWhynot?Whatdoesthishavetodowithlabourlaw?

3. CollectiveBargaininginterfereswiththeeconomicsystemandshouldthereforebe
illegal.Itcreatesanunfairadvantagetoworkers.Agreeordisagree.

4. Explain:RighttoKnow,RighttoParticipate,andRighttoRefuse.