Know Your Rights
The OFL Workers Under 30 Committee has an ongoing campaign called Know Your Rights. Young workers need to know their workplace rights:
- The right to minimum standards of employment for wages, benefits and vacations.
- The right to a healthy and safe workplace free from harassment and discrimination.
- The right to join a union.
Did you know that:
- the general minimum wage is $8.00;
- students under 18 years old who work under 28 hours per week or during a school holiday make $7.50 per hour;
- liquor servers receive $6.95 per hour;
- hunting and fishing guides receive $40.00 for working less than five consecutive hours in a day and $80.00 for five or more hours in a day whether or not the hours are consecutive;
- homeworkers (defined as people doing paid work in their home for an employer) receive 110 percent of the general minimum wage - $8.80 per hour;
- retail sector employees have the right to refuse to work on Sundays;
- overtime must be paid for working more than 44 hours in a week;
- you are entitled to a one half-hour unpaid meal break for every five hours worked;
- you are entitled to a two-week annual vacation;
- you have the right to join a union and support and participate in union activities;
- your employer is responsible for the health and safety of your workplace;
- you have the right to refuse unsafe work;
- your employer must make every reasonable effort to accommodate any disability.
Choose from the categories in the right column… and get to Know Your Rights!
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