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Understanding work hours under the Employment Standards Act

On July 2, 2009   /   Employment Law, Employment Standards   /   Comments Off

The Employment Standards Act sets the maximum number of hours in a work day and a work week in section 17.  As an employer, you cannot require your employees to work more than 8 hours in a day and 48 hours in a work week.  This is one area where the Employment Standards Act posts a maximum instead of minimum.  An employer and employee can agree that the employee work an excess of the daily or weekly limit if they have both entered into an agreement, there is approval from the director of Employment Standards that applies to the employee

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