Employment Standards Act 2000

Co-operative Education students must review information regarding most employee's* Rights and Responsibilities as outlined in the

Employment Standards Act:

Please visit:

http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/es/pubs/guide/guide_intro.php

for an overview to this important document.


First time students must complete a quick and easy Internet Scavenger Hunt activity called WORKSMART


Returning students refer to Activity #4 Rights and Responsibilities for a in-depth look at the Act.


*Employees not covered by the Act:

• Federal Employees (Airline, Federal Civil Service, banks, post office, radio & television, and provincial railways
• Workers working for a program under the college of applied arts & technology or universities
• Co-op or WEX students
• People who do community service under the Ontario Works Act
• Police Officers
• Inmates (or Young Offenders) serving time in provincial correctional institutes and who work in various work situations
• People who hold judicial, political or religious positions
• Elected trade union offices
• Employees of the crown are excluded from some but not all of the ESA (see the Act for more info)

2011 First Semester Summary:

From September 2011 till January 2012, we had several Co-operative Education students and Work Experience (WEX) students successfully complete their various work placements.

AM STUDENTS: 

Of the five Co-operative Education morning students, only two students were first timers and both were searching for Information technology (IT) sectors but  only one got his desired placement at Staples-Business Depot while the other had to settle for a Rogers Plus position. Both students were very successful at their placements and one decided to continue in the second semester.  One of the three return students started at Sport Chek but decided it was not quite the match for him and transferred as an Education Assistant (at ECD).   Another return student worked at Wendy's Restaurant since she was interested in a job in the Food Services (& hospitality business) while our most experienced student had an OYAP placement at ECD Electrical (in our Maintenance Department).  

A morning Work Experience student was very successful working at our Goodwill Store in town.  He impressed his supervisor with a great work ethic.  Unfortunately, another WEX student did not work out quite as we had hoped (at the same placement), but was given important life-skills activities to do instead.

PM STUDENTS:

In the afternoon, we had our OYAP Electrical student continue his placement and another repeat student work very successfully as an Education Assistant for the Halton District School Board.  The teacher from the Developmental Education department wanted this student to tutor her non-verbal students with American Sign Language (ASL) and our student rose to the occasion. She reported that her students were more attentive, appreciated the importance of turn taking, and had general improved communication skills.  This was placement was so successful that our student returned in the same capacity for the second semester!

We also had a WEX student who struggled but passed his term at Goodwill.  He was happy that he did his best and continued to work at developing a consistent worth ethic.

SHSM STUDENTS:

We had three quite successful Specialist High Skills Major (or SHSM) students work for Cogeco Video, Oceana Whispers, and the Provincial Schools Branch graphic arts projects.   At Cogeco, our student hosted, shot and edited several excellent videos for our school's Community Service half-hour special interest shows that were broadcasted twice a week.  At Oceana Whispers, our SHSM student learned how to put together floral arrangements and store displays.  Our Graphic Arts student was very successful in creating great lay-out pages for the ASL Dictionary project as well as design informative brochures that stood out from the average design.  Overall, the SHSM students had a very successful semester.

Congratulations to all the students who successfully committed themselves to work hard at their individual placements and to all those who gained valuable Experiential Learning while off the campus!