Are you an Ontario farmer employer navigating the complexity of the special farm worker rules? The second blog post in this series will outline who qualifies as a ‘farm worker’ for the purpose of farm worker exemptions.
Although the Employment Standards Act (“ESA”) outlines standards of protection for workers, there are some industries wherein workers are exempt from these protections. Continue Reading Who is a Farm Worker under the ESA?
Last week we wrote about ways employers can manage overtime liabilities with Averaging Agreements and Time in Lieu. This week we will tackle a commonly litigated overtime issue – the manager exemption.
The Manager Exemption
Not every worker is entitled to overtime pay. Exemptions are set out in section 8 of Ontario Regulation 285.1 under the Employment Standards Act, 2000. Included in the list of the exempt is the manager or, to be exact, “a person whose work is supervisory or managerial in character and who may perform non-supervisory or non-managerial tasks on an irregular or exceptional basis.” Who exactly falls under this exemption can be unclear.
Continue Reading Overtime Part 2: The Manager Exemption