Name: _________________
Planning 10
Employment Law Webquest
Part One: Definitions and Employment – 18 marks
Go to http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb/
You are at the BC Employment Standards Act website. Click on “Employment
Standards Act” from the list on the left hand side of the page. There are 15 Parts
included in the Act. List each part and a one sentence description of what is included in
that part:
1.
9.
2.
10.
3.
11.
4.
12.
5.
13.
6.
14.
7.
15.
8.
Using the same link above, click on the section that says ‘Hours of Work and Overtime”
in the box on the right hand side and watch the video on the page. Read the information
on the page. What does this page say about the following:
1. Meal breaks: ____________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
2. Split Shifts: _____________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
3. Daily Overtime: ___________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Part Two: Wages – 14 marks
Go got http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb/facshts/min-wage.htm and read about minimum
wage in BC. What is the minimum wage for:
Liquor Servers: ____________________________________
All other employees: _____________________________________
Go to http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb/facshts/deductions.htm and read about the
deductions that employers can make from your pay-cheque.
Read the section on “Unauthorized Deductions.” What are two examples of
unauthorized deductions that the employer cannot make?
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
On the same page, read the section on “Authorized Deductions” What are the four
deductions commonly taken off of a person’s pay-cheque?
1. __________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________
Now go to http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb/facshts/paying_wages.htm and read about
how wages must be paid. What does this page say about:
1. When paydays must happen: ________________________________________
2. What the form of payment must be: ____________________________________
3. What information must be on your wage statement (list three things): _________
________________________________________________________________
Go to http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb/facshts/statutory_holidays.htm and read about
statutory holidays. What two requirements must be met in order for someone to be paid
on a statutory holiday?
1.
2.
If an employee is eligible to be paid on a statutory holiday and they are working that
day, how much must they be paid?
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Part Three: Dismissal from Employment – 13 marks
Go to http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb/facshts/justcaus.htm and read the page about
“being fired’ from your job.
Fill in the blanks: An employer has the legal right to terminate an employee. The Act
does not affect this right. It does requires that an employer who wishes to terminate an
employee must
_________________________________________________________________,
_____________________________________________________, or a combination of
the two.
List the 10 types of “Just Cause”
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Fill in the blanks: Where the dismissal is related to the inability of the employee to meet
the requirements of the job, and not to any misconduct, the employer must be able to
show that ___________________________________________ were made (e.g.
additional training or supervision) to assist the employee to meet the expectation.
TOTAL:
/45 marks