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Terrace Bay News, 8 Oct 1970, p. 14

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PAGE 14 TERRACE BAY NEWS OCTOBER 8, 1970 a om mv MIKE NEUN Mike Neun (above) is an easy-going handsome young humorist singer who can be seen each Monday night at 7:30 p.m. on CBC TV's half-hour variety show. The Mike Neun Show. Origi- nating from Vancouver the show features a wide variety of music plus original humor written by Mike and others. Vacations will accrue at the rate of four per cent after the first year of employment and, after two full years, an employee is entitled to two weeks holiday with pay. Employers will be subject to a penalty of 10 per cent for all unpaid wages, vacation pay and over- time pay. The amended Minimum Wage Regulation reduces the period of the learner rate from four months to one month. It also stipulates that a person can only be considered a learner if he has not previously been employed in a similar occupation. The number of employees who may be employed as {earners shall not exceed one-fifth of the em- ployer's total number of employees. Where the number of employees is less than five, only one employee may be employed as a learner. The learner and student rates do not apply to persons engaged in construction. cont'd page 17 ... AFF OF THE WEEK v 9 Changes - cont'd from page inane ceives overtime pay even though the employee may, during a period, be assigned fo a related company or partnership. The employee in such cases will receive overtime pay after 48 hours a week and the other provisions of the Act will apply. The employee's vacation pay rights and notice of termination rights are protected whether or not the business is sold, providing he stays with the same establishment . Vacation pay is now deemed to be held in trust by an employer and is considered to have priority over all other claims. The Department will provide assistance to employ- from $1,000. continued next column ......... ees to collect unpaid wages up to $2,000, an increase «Couldn't you wait 'til he finished the song..."

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