Education seminars

Upcoming sessions:

Wednesday, November 27 from 10 to 11:30 am

Learn the basics of employment standards and the Employment Standards Act. Topics include:

• Basic definitions
• Regular wages
• Hours of work and overtime
• Statutory holiday pay
• Deductions
• Annual vacation

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Next session: Wednesday, November 27 from 10 to 11:30 am

Click the link below at 10 am on Wednesday, November 27 to join the Microsoft Teams meeting.

Join meeting

Meeting ID: 253 949 787 291
Passcode: qHYcML

Dial in by phone: +1 778-401-6289,,877591691# Canada, Victoria
Find a local number
Phone conference ID: 877 591 691#

Toll-free (audio only): 1-888-600-3289

Upcoming sessions:

Thursday, November 28 from 2 to 3:30 pm

This education seminar is for employees and employers who are interesting in entering into (or may already be covered by) a variance or averaging agreement. We also take a look at the overtime requirements of the Act and how variances and averaging agreements can affect overtime pay. Topics include:

• What's a variance? What's an averaging agreement? What's the difference?
• What sections of the Act can be varied by a variance?
• How do I apply for a variance? What does the application process entail?
• Which employees can a variance apply to?
• When do variances expire? What do I do when they're about to expire?
• How do I create a valid averaging agreement and what are the requirements?
• Can an averaging agreement cover more than 1 employee?
• Do averaging agreements expire?

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Next session: Thursday, November 28 from 2 to 3:30 pm

Click the link below at 2 pm on Thursday, November 28 to join the Microsoft Teams meeting.

Join meeting

Meeting ID: 281 706 932 44
Passcode: tejqCj

Dial in by phone: +1 778-401-6289,,393176702# Canada, Victoria
Find a local number
Phone conference ID: 393 176 702#

Toll-free (audio only): 1-888-600-3289

Learn the basics of employment standards and the Employment Standards Act. Topics include:

• Basic definitions
• Regular wages
• Hours of work
• Statutory holiday pay
• Deductions
• Annual vacation

This education seminar provides a general overview of employment standards and how they relate to the rights and entitlements of domestic workers. Topics include:

• Wages
• Hours of work
• Terms of employment
• Records of hours

Learn about the rules and responsibilities of farm labour contractors under the Employment Standards Act, including:

• Understand licence requirements and costs
• Navigate the application and renewal process
• Record keeping requirements
• Security or bond requirements for farm labour contractors

Learn about the who, what, where, when, why and how of hiring children, including:

• What changes are coming that will affect how old someone has to be to work in B.C.?
• What are the different requirements for hiring 11 year-olds, 12 and 13 year-olds, and 14 and 15 year-olds?
• Whose written consent is needed?
• What are the responsibilities of an employer who has hired a child?
• What is a Child Employment Permit? When will one be granted? What is considered?
• How long can children work?
• Are there special rules for children working in the entertainment industry?

Learn about the rules and responsibilities of employment agencies, foreign recruiters and employers who intend to hire foreign workers in B.C. under the Employment Standards Act and Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act. Topics will include:

• Who needs what licence
• Licence requirements and costs
• Navigating the application and renewal processes
• Navigating the Employer Registry
• Required and prohibited practices

Learn about the rules and responsibilities of talent agencies under the Employment Standards Act, including:

• Understand licence requirements and costs
• Navigate the application and renewal process
• Record keeping requirements
• How to charge fees as a talent agency
• Security or bond requirements for talent agencies

This education seminar for employees and employers covers the rules around temporary layoffs, and variances.

Topics will include:

• What is a temporary layoff?
• When is an employee considered laid off?
• When does a temporary layoff become a termination of employment?
• Requirements specific to temporary layoff variances
• When and how to apply for a temporary layoff variance
• How to ensure your application for a temporary layoff variance is complete
• How best to communicate with your employees about the variance
• What constitutes proof of informed employee consent and support for the variance application?

This education seminar is for employees and employers who are interesting in entering into (or may already be covered by) a variance or averaging agreement. We also take a look at overtime and discuss the requirements of sections 35 and 40 of the Act. Topics include:

• What's a variance? What's an averaging agreement? What's the difference?
• What sections of the Act can be varied by a variance?
• How do I apply for a variance? What does the application process entail?
• When do variances expire? What do I do when they're about to expire?
• What are the requirements of a valid averaging agreement?
• What is overtime?
• When are overtime wages owed?
• Who is excluded from the overtime provisions of the Act?