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'nieemploymentstandardsact timeand accrued morethan $1.000 .‘T a i ., _ ' ’ kicks in once you have the job." inlostwages. .1- ' ' r ". aaidMattBlajer,aq)okapenonfor “lwouldn‘tsayneverlookfora 3'»: thendnisuy‘Yayoudohaveto ‘ job on Kijiji, but definitely get f’ M -' .1 get paid and employment stan- somethinginwriting'Mannsaid. ‘; ; . dardsoficerswillgoinanddoan lust before Christmas in 2011, -'. '- {a 5’”. ' ' Wu.” the 25-yearâ€"old moved from Calâ€" . , ‘ fl, - A :. '... . . ' ' ' *‘ “' Mann said he took both jobs garyto Waterloo and needed to find ‘ "‘ ' ' ’ ,apinst his better judgment; after wkSincehewasunfamiliarwith movingtoWaterlooinlateZOlIhe gram he went to Kijiji to try and was engaged to be married the fol- a job. lowing October. The fact h's fiancee ’ Mann had never looked for aiob just wrapped up her Masters on the site before. but was familiar ‘ degree at laurier and bills needed with Kijiji after buying and selling to be paid probably clouded his musical equipment online judgement, he said. He saw an advertisement for a ‘1 had a responsibility to pro- roofer, a job he had experience with vide,’ he said. “That probably was in Calgary, and called the number .« , 7 ~- . V _ g g g _ shadowing my better judgment. l ontl'iead..Hewastoldt05howup anamwmmmrammwmmmmmm~ immougiittomyseifz‘Getthrough thenesctdayreadytowork. anmmwmmkdwmmmmaMmmwfifing. ‘ ' this. You're not here to be their TogettotheshopinMoorefield _ fiiendyou'reheretowork." everymomingMannsunkhislife- notbepostingbailandthathewas ofworkhehadaccruedBGhours. workbutonlyfor32hours,notthe McDerrnidsuggestsernployees savingsintoausedmrandworked outofwotk. Onthsl’ounhchyheworkedeight “Mannsaidheauuallymrked. alwaysgetempbymentdetaiisin for the company for about three About a week later. he wem to hours and was told to submit his He reported the incident to the writing. including hours of work. weeks. He was the only other Moorefield to pick up his cheque hoursviaamilthatnflrt. Ministryoanbourand sixrnonths houriywageorsahrylndhowand ,.c. employee. butwastold thecompanyhsdno Mann wentintowork thenext latertheboardlinedthecompany whentheywiilbepaid. “We had a good relationship, moneytopayhim. day and his boss was lurious, ask- about $2,300 â€" $2,187 of which Since losing his second job. but there was just a lot of driving" “i said. ‘don’t worry about the ing howhe came up with 44 hours was suppwed to go to Mann. me Mann has worked part-time at a said Mann money, we can deal with it later." ofwork. His boss said thework day company never paid and the issue hardware store, for a landscaping One Thursday morning, Mann said Mann. who had previously didn't start until they reached the hammmmooflections. cornpany and for a pool company, received a text from his boss's wife worked at a rehabilitation centre work site. but Mann argued the Sherri McDermid, program but he is returning to Calgary with saying there would be no work that and knew how alcohol could work day began when he got to the manager at Lutherwood, which his new wife at the end of May to day. The next day Mann was sup« impactafamily. shop each morning to load the provides family and mental health gethisoldiobasarooferback. posed to receive his first pay- "I wastrying to be nice.” truck. support and employment assis- ibulao cautiom anyonelooking cheque, worth about $800. but he lust one day after losing his job “This is where the workday tance in Waterloo Region. said forworkonline to get the details of had trouble reaching his boss or his he went back to Kijiji and found starts 1 help you get the stuff into while online sites like Kijlji can be a the employment clearly outlined boss's wife. another job for a local flooring the vehicle and then help unload it good way to find a job. applicants beforeworkbegins. it turns out the man had been company. He had an interview that at the end ofthe night. that was 12 must be diligent and do their “My dad said to me. ‘you can't arrested for a domestic disturbance Sunday and was told to showup for hours," Mann said to his boss. A homework before entering any trust these people. get something and had previously lost his license work the next day. heated discussion ensued and employment agreement. signed." he said for driving under the influence. Mann wasasked to keep track of Mannwasfired. “People need to know their “i should have listened to my ‘ Mann was told the family would his own hours and after three days He received a cheque for his rights and what to do ifthcy don't dad." // _ _~ » , ~~ v "â€"‘â€"-T'â€"'~“_ a, dare. ' a zi‘Ri‘fifi ’ \ ‘ 1 YOUR TOP AWARD WINNING SPA 1‘ 7'52” , V 9'. ixgé‘ 6% ‘ tea. . *8 _ s 3;; t... z . ‘ x g , 519.005.2000 I cinnamon I I . «Mauritanian ‘ » V t' ’ , > '%x m "H mm. I". m i