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About Hours of Work and Overtime Pay
March 1, 2005
Issued: December 10, 2004
ISBN 0-7794-7313-2
This document is also available in other languages: multilingual documents
See also:
Employer's Guide to the Application
Pending Approval for Excess Weekly Hours of Work: Conditions and the 30-Day Period
Pending Approval to Average Hours of Work for Overtime Pay Purposes: Conditions and the 30-Day Period
Form: Hours of Work and Averaging Hours
Fact Sheet: Hours of Work & Overtime
This document is produced by the Director of Employment Standards as required by section 21.1 of the Employment Standards Act, 2000. Please read this document carefully and make sure you understand your rights. If you have any questions, contact the Ministry of Labour.
There are exceptions and special rules for some employees under the Employment Standards Act, 2000.
For more information, contact the Ministry of Labour toll-free at 1-800-531-5551.
These are the general rules in Ontario about
• hours of work and
• overtime pay.
Maximum Daily Hours of Work
You do not have to work more than:
• 8 hours a day
or
• the number of hours in your regular work day, if it is more than 8.
If you choose to, you can agree with your employer in writing to work more hours. If you do not want to work more hours, you do not have to sign an agreement.
Maximum Weekly Hours of Work
You do not have to work more than 48 hours a week.
If you choose to, you can agree with your employer in writing to work more hours.
If you sign an agreement, your employer must also get approval from the Ministry of Labour's Director of Employment Standards. If you do not want to work more hours, you do not have to sign an agreement.
If you agree in writing to work more than:
• 48 hours a week, up to 60 hours a week--Your employer can ask you to start working the extra hours 30 days after applying for the Director's approval, as long as certain conditions are met.
• 60 hours a week--Your employer must have the Director's approval before you can start working more than 60 hours a week.
You cannot work more than the number of hours approved by the Director. This may be fewer than the number of hours you agreed to work.
Your employer must post the application for the Director's approval where you can see it. If and when your employer gets approval from the Director, the approval form must then be posted where you can see it.
You can cancel an agreement to work extra daily or weekly hours by giving your employer two weeks' written notice. Your employer can also cancel an agreement by giving you reasonable notice.
Overtime Pay
For every hour you work over 44 hours a week, your employer must pay you at least 1½ times your regular rate of pay ("time and a half"). Even if you agree in writing to work more than 48 hours a week, your employer must pay you overtime pay for every hour you work over 44 hours a week.
You can agree with your employer in writing to average the hours you work over periods of two or more weeks to calculate overtime pay. If you sign an agreement, your employer must also get approval from the Ministry of Labour's Director of Employment Standards. If you do not want to have your overtime hours averaged, you do not have to sign an agreement.
These agreements must have an expiry date and cannot be cancelled unless both you and your employer agree.
Rest Periods and Eating Period
Your employer must give you at least:
• 11 consecutive hours off work each day. A "day" is a 24-hour period--it does not have to be a calendar day;
• 8 hours off work between shifts (unless the total time worked on the shifts is not more than 13 hours or you and your employer have otherwise agreed in writing); and
• 24 consecutive hours off work each work week, or 48 consecutive hours off every two work weeks.
You must also get a 30-minute eating period after no more than five hours of work. You can agree with your employer to split this eating period into two shorter breaks.
Your Rights are Protected
Your employer cannot intimidate you, fire you, suspend you, reduce your pay, punish you in any way or threaten any of these actions because you:
• refuse to work more than the maximum daily or weekly hours of work;
• refuse to sign an agreement to work more than the maximum daily or weekly hours of work;
• refuse to work more than the number of extra hours you agreed to work; or
• ask questions about your rights under the ESA.
Contact the Ministry of Labour
• Call the Employment Standards Information Centre at 416-326-7160 or toll-free at 1-800-531-5551.
• Visit your nearest Ministry of Labour office (addresses can be found in the blue pages of the phone book).
• Visit www.gov.on.ca/lab for more information and to contact the Ministry by e-mail.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
About Hours of Work and Overtime Pay
March 1, 2005
Issued: December 10, 2004
ISBN 0-7794-7313-2
This document is also available in other languages: multilingual documents
See also:
Employer's Guide to the Application
Pending Approval for Excess Weekly Hours of Work: Conditions and the 30-Day Period
Pending Approval to Average Hours of Work for Overtime Pay Purposes: Conditions and the 30-Day Period
Form: Hours of Work and Averaging Hours
Fact Sheet: Hours of Work & Overtime
This document is produced by the Director of Employment Standards as required by section 21.1 of the Employment Standards Act, 2000. Please read this document carefully and make sure you understand your rights. If you have any questions, contact the Ministry of Labour.
There are exceptions and special rules for some employees under the Employment Standards Act, 2000.
For more information, contact the Ministry of Labour toll-free at 1-800-531-5551.
These are the general rules in Ontario about
• hours of work and
• overtime pay.
Maximum Daily Hours of Work
You do not have to work more than:
• 8 hours a day
or
• the number of hours in your regular work day, if it is more than 8.
If you choose to, you can agree with your employer in writing to work more hours. If you do not want to work more hours, you do not have to sign an agreement.
Maximum Weekly Hours of Work
You do not have to work more than 48 hours a week.
If you choose to, you can agree with your employer in writing to work more hours.
If you sign an agreement, your employer must also get approval from the Ministry of Labour's Director of Employment Standards. If you do not want to work more hours, you do not have to sign an agreement.
If you agree in writing to work more than:
• 48 hours a week, up to 60 hours a week--Your employer can ask you to start working the extra hours 30 days after applying for the Director's approval, as long as certain conditions are met.
• 60 hours a week--Your employer must have the Director's approval before you can start working more than 60 hours a week.
You cannot work more than the number of hours approved by the Director. This may be fewer than the number of hours you agreed to work.
Your employer must post the application for the Director's approval where you can see it. If and when your employer gets approval from the Director, the approval form must then be posted where you can see it.
You can cancel an agreement to work extra daily or weekly hours by giving your employer two weeks' written notice. Your employer can also cancel an agreement by giving you reasonable notice.
Overtime Pay
For every hour you work over 44 hours a week, your employer must pay you at least 1½ times your regular rate of pay ("time and a half"). Even if you agree in writing to work more than 48 hours a week, your employer must pay you overtime pay for every hour you work over 44 hours a week.
You can agree with your employer in writing to average the hours you work over periods of two or more weeks to calculate overtime pay. If you sign an agreement, your employer must also get approval from the Ministry of Labour's Director of Employment Standards. If you do not want to have your overtime hours averaged, you do not have to sign an agreement.
These agreements must have an expiry date and cannot be cancelled unless both you and your employer agree.
Rest Periods and Eating Period
Your employer must give you at least:
• 11 consecutive hours off work each day. A "day" is a 24-hour period--it does not have to be a calendar day;
• 8 hours off work between shifts (unless the total time worked on the shifts is not more than 13 hours or you and your employer have otherwise agreed in writing); and
• 24 consecutive hours off work each work week, or 48 consecutive hours off every two work weeks.
You must also get a 30-minute eating period after no more than five hours of work. You can agree with your employer to split this eating period into two shorter breaks.
Your Rights are Protected
Your employer cannot intimidate you, fire you, suspend you, reduce your pay, punish you in any way or threaten any of these actions because you:
• refuse to work more than the maximum daily or weekly hours of work;
• refuse to sign an agreement to work more than the maximum daily or weekly hours of work;
• refuse to work more than the number of extra hours you agreed to work; or
• ask questions about your rights under the ESA.
Contact the Ministry of Labour
• Call the Employment Standards Information Centre at 416-326-7160 or toll-free at 1-800-531-5551.
• Visit your nearest Ministry of Labour office (addresses can be found in the blue pages of the phone book).
• Visit www.gov.on.ca/lab for more information and to contact the Ministry by e-mail.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net