Employment Standards in Ontario – Labour Law – study material

Employment Standards in Ontario – Labour Law – study
material

What does the Employment Standards Act (ESA) provide and set out? - correct answer
✔✔know your rights and obligations under the Employment Standards Act



The employment standards act provides minimum standards for most employees working in
Ontario. It also sets out the rights and responsibilities of employees and employers in most
Ontario workplaces.



Name six employers/employees who are not covered under the ESA. - correct answer
✔✔federal employment law jurisdiction, such as airlines, banks, the federal civil service, post
offices, radio



individuals performing work under a program approved by a college of applied arts and
technology or university



individuals performing work under a program that is approved by a private career college
registered under the Private Career Colleges Act



secondary school students who performs work under a work experience program authorized by
the school board



police officers (except for the lie detectors provisions of the ESA, which do apply)



inmates taking part in work or rehabilitation programs, or individuals who perform work as part
of a sentence or order of a court