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s W: E TERRACE BAY N 1968 ber 12 Cc - At 12.01a.m.on January 1st, 1969, Notice to _ Employers & Employees the new Ontario Employment Standards Act becomes law. The New Employment Standards Act provides minimum standards for overtime pay, holiday pay and vacation pay; pro- tects against long hours; ensures equal pay for. equal work for women workers; sets higher rates of minimum wages. Ontario's employment standards program is con- cerned with the economic well-being of the Province's manpower resources. The new Act up-dates and broad- ens the minimum standards for wages and working con- ditions to safeguard workers against exploitation and to protect employers against unfair competition based on lower standards. * overtime pay The Act provides that an employee will receive a min- imum of one and one-half times his regular wage-rate for any work in excess of the maximum 48 hours per week: In addition to providing pre- mium pay, this requirement is designed to curb the use of excessive overtime. Special overtime provi- sions have been established for the following industries and may be obtained by writing the Employment Standards Branch of the Department: Sewer and Watermain Construction; Interurban and Municipal Transport; Local Cartage; Tourist Resort; Restaurant and Tavern; Fruit and Veg- etable Processing; Taxi; Ambulance Service; High- way Transport and Road Building. statutory holidays A regular, full-time employee and certain categories of part-time employees who work on a statutory holiday must receive a minimum of one and one-half times their regular wage rate. The holi- days are Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, equal pay for equal work In order to protect the grow- ing segment of women in the labour force the existing legislation covering equal pay for equal work under the Human Rights Code has been strengthened and trans- ferred to the Employment Standards Act. This provi- sion ensures that a woman: who does the same job as a man in the same establish- ment is entitled to the same pay. The question of what is equal work will be deter- mined an the hace af cli] protection for homeworkers Any person doing homework as defined in the new Act is now considered to be an employee and is protected by the legislation. Employers are required to provide a statement of wages and deductions to each em- ployee at the time wages are paid. It must show: pay period, rate of wages, amount of wages, all deduc- tions and the purpose of each, allowances and the net amount being paid the em- ployee. Deductions include those authorized by the employee and such usual deductions as Unemploy- ment Insurance, Income Tax, Canada Pension, Company Pension Plan and Hospitalization. collection of unpaid wages 2 1 ~ 2 3= wos « U = eS 05 ot -- Yeo © & <= D © % a 2 0 aa as '= oO =e ~ ' . Il be Terrace Bay Branch 223 Curling will be Round Robin commenc Febryary Ist. at 9.a.m. in Terrace Bay Curl The Royal Canadian Legion, Manitoba and North- Final games will be played Sunday, western Ontario Command District Curling Play- downs sponsored by Labatt's Breweries Ltd., Mickey wi CURLING AND RACES PLANNED BY R.C.L. McFadden, local representative ruary Ist, 1969 in Terrace Bay. A Parish Social will be held sometime in January con Coffee and donuts will be served once a month, after 10 0, clock mass beginning with the second Sunday in . The convenor will be Mrs. R. Boyle. The meeting closed with pra yers and Father's bless- ing. A Question and Answer period followed, with Father Harris reported that he would like to have the vened by Mesdames J. Caccamo and B. McDonald. Youth Club started by the New Year. January C,W.L. MEETING ( from Page 10; February 2 at 9a.m. All skips will meet with the Draw Chairman prior Father Harris answering the queries. Lunch was served by Mrs. E.Kettle and her committee. to the first game Saturday morning(see Page 14