Q\A Work in Ontario

Q\ How many hours does the employees work in a day?A\The maximum number of hours most employees can be required to work in a day is eight hours or the number of hours in an established regular workday, if it is longer than eight hours. The only way the daily maximum can be exceeded is by written agreement.
Q\How much vacation time workers get and when you get vacation pay?
A\Employees are entitled to two weeks of vacation time after each 12-month vacation entitlement year. Ordinarily, a vacation entitlement year is a recurring 12-month period beginning on the date of hire. Where the employer has established an alternative vacation entitlement year that begins on a date other than the date of hire, the employee is also entitled to a pro-rated amount of vacation time for the period (called a "stub period") that precedes the alternative vacation entitlement year.Vacation pay must be at least four per cent of the "gross" wages (excluding any vacation pay) earned in the 12-month vacation entitlement year or stub period (where that applies).

Q\How many Hoilday does you have, if you live in Ontario?
A\Ontario has nine public holidays:

• New Year's Day

• Family Day

• Good Friday

• Victoria Day

• Canada Day

• Labour Day

• Thanksgiving Day

• Christmas Day

• Boxing Day (December 26).

• Most employees who qualify are entitled to take these days off work and be paid public holiday pay. Alternatively, they can agree in writing to work on the holiday and they will be paid: