Employment Standards Act : Human Resources

🎓 Mastering the Employment Standards Act: Your Gateway to Understanding HR in Ontario GroupLayout: Course Instructor: Ashutosh Maru
Course Title: Learn Employment Standards Act: Human Resources
🚀 Headline: Navigate Canada's Labor Laws with Confidence – A Comprehensive Course on the Employment Standards Act, 2000!

📘 Course Description: Are you new to Canada or just starting your journey in Human Resources (HR)? Our online course, "Learn Employment Standards Act: Human Resources", is tailored to provide you with essential knowledge of Ontario's labor laws. With a focus on the Employment Standards Act, 2000, this course covers everything from hours of work and minimum wage to leaves, vacation, terminations, and beyond. It's an ideal learning tool for students, HR aspirants, and professionals looking to solidify their understanding of employment standards in Ontario.

What You Will Learn:

• Understanding the ESA: Discover the purpose and scope of the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA).
• Wage Benchmarks: Identify the minimum wage rates and requirements set by the ESA.
• Hours of Work & Overtime: Grasp the rules around regular hours, overtime pay, and public holidays.
• Vacation Entitlements: Learn how employees earn and take vacation time under the ESA.
• Employee Leaves: Explore various types of leaves, including sick leave, bereavement leave, and family-related leaves.
• COVID-19 Considerations: Understand the infectious disease emergency leave provisions as per the ESA.
• Termination & Severance: Navigate the complexities of terminating employment, whether with or without cause, and understand the severance pay entitlements.

Course Structure:

This course is structured into 4 insightful sections with a total of 11 lectures, designed to provide you with a thorough understanding of Ontario's employment standards.

1. Section 1: Introduction to Employment Standards Act

   • An overview of the ESA and its significance in the HR landscape.

2. Section 2: Wages

   • Detailed explanation of wage rates, pay frequency, and related entitlements.

3. Section 3: Overtime

   • A deep dive into overtime rules, compensation, and exemptions.

4. Section 4: Vacation and Public Holidays

   • Understanding employee entitlements to vacation time and public holiday pay.

5. Section 5: Leaves – Pregnancy and Parental Leaves

   • Comprehensive guide to maternity, parental, and adoption leaves under the ESA.

6. Section 6: Leaves – Sick Leave and Bereavement Leave

   • Information on sick leave entitlements and bereavement leave provisions.

7. Section 7: Leaves - Family-related leaves

   • Insight into family-related leaves, including personal emergency leave.

8. Section 8: Infectious Disease Emergency Leave - COVID-19 Leave

   • Latest updates on leave entitlements related to infectious diseases like COVID-19.

9. Section 9: Termination – without cause

   • Procedures and considerations for terminations without cause under the ESA.

10. Section 10: Termination – with cause

    • Understanding the grounds for termination with cause and how it affects severance pay.

11. Section 11 – Filing a complaint and its implications.

    • Steps to take when filing an employment standards complaint, including potential outcomes and resolutions.

Enroll in this course today to ensure you're equipped with the knowledge necessary to navigate Ontario's Employment Standards Act, 2000 with confidence! 🎓

(Version 1.0 - Updated on March 2023)