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ORONO WEEKLV TIMES, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5thi, 198 Taken from a sermion preaiched by The Rev. B.E. Loýng, àltW 7 -15 -20. Jesus' wrnin about the dang- erof fal'se teachirug is directly related to thie history of the, He- brewpeope intheir efforts to knoýw and 't-)srve the ane and eily God. 1-is teaching was also diîrected to the circumsýý-tances of C s on tire whlen dangerous undaeLtitie nf luenice were Ibroiughtint the life of ,the church- by men who used thie of- Sieof prophecy to work their o.wn seifish and narrow ends. In answer to how.one miglit identify ýthe faise propliet, Jesus said, "by ±h.rfruits you shall know them." The waý,rnling of Jesus- is not ývwhich apiieýd onfly to the past eprecsof Vthe JexrVsto t-he, earl'y chur'chini-l theyes pe(riod î in wh cJsus lvebut a1soto each generation since that t i le. When Je(siu? warning i: ap- plied ýto th, chu"rch and its wit- lijess tbhrugh its teaching, we -may readily see, how mluch the advice is edd ody Teiin ad life. Ch 17ris3tianPity *wih sfot exrese ,inChrist- tanr ethics in, the jujngle of the ,business wo)rcL, or thîe complex- îty of humran relations in the home aïffd comm!junijtyis fnt of the nature of the religion Jesus 'ived and taught, nor is it effect- ivnla influencing constructive h ange in our society. Tecigis Salse if it produees î7religion wv-hich is aran ~d separatis.ýt. Jesus' desire was that there woid be one flocký and on'e shephelrd. "Conie ye out, and LJe ye sepaýrate" says' the srp tUre7, btL oes flot mean wth ~traal romthereaityof lUe or the eoshpo ote Cri- lans Je-suispr aye(1"-'playlot that th-ou sh-ou.Ildest keep heým from the eil"True elginis ilneant to br-ing men] together, ýlot todrive thiem aPart. Ilt is always 713 F LAY ERS STON E MAON S W. Schmahl 983-~6y I OXONO, ONTARIO a tragedy when mian's religious response can be expressed in the ways of the well knoxvn verse: "We are God's chosen few, Ail others xiii be damned; There is no room in beaveii f or you: We can't have beaven crammed." The teacbing xvhich declares that auy' church or denomination has a imo*nopoly of the grace of God is false teaching. Lettr toEditr Dear Sir: May we trug the Media of your newspaper remaind your readers that this is the time of tie year whe'n they xiii receive through the mail those attract- ive littie stamps which do so much towards giving Christmas mail à' festive appearance. During the past few weeks volunteers fronu Church and oth- er grourps inciuding the Auxiliary of the Sergeanits' Mess of 26- C.F. . and individual friends of every- one attachied or iterested i n the Northumberland - Durhani Tuber- culosis anýd heaith Association, have been busy odiî and stuff- ing the envelopes which xiii bring these decorative silver blue and red stiekers, with their tiny skp.tÀng ýfigures into the homes of residents of our area. This is Canada's 42nd Christ- mas Seal Campaign and the fam- iliar red double-barred cross, em- blein of the crusade against tub- erculosis since 1904 has extended. its ýmean&ing to incelude ail res- piratory diseases and those sui- fe ringl, or in danger fromn them. t is hoped that everyo'nie will make fifl use of these stiekers on the back of their Christmas mail and that no one xiii fail to give getIierously to this year's Christmas Seal Campaign. Yours sincerely, M. E. Pewtress, Executîve Secretary, NorthumlÈberland-Durham Tubercuiosis and Health Assoc. Emp loyers & Emlyes- At 12.01am. onJanuary ist, 1969, the new Ontarjo Employmnent Standards Act becomes law The New Employment' Standards Act provides minimiurp standairds for overtilmepay, holidaypay and vacation pay; pro- tects against long hours; ensures equal pay for equal work for womnen workers; sets higher rates of minimum wages. Ontarîo's emiploymient standards program is con- cerned with the economic well-being of the Province's manpower resources. The new Act up-dates and broad- ens the minimum standards for wages and worldng con- ditions to safeguard workers against exploitation and to protect employers against unfair competition based on lower standards. hours of work The working hours of an e nployee shall not exceed eight in the day and 48 in the week. Hoiwever, 1 certain conditions a pert- ' to work overtim-ie may be obtained from the depart- ment. Employeeswhoseonly' work is supervisory or man- agerial are exempted from the hours provisions of the Act. A girl under 18 years shafll not bc required to work more than six hours over- tîme each week. overtîme pay The Act provides that an employee xiii receivea min- imumi of one and one-haif turnes his regular wage-rate for any work in excess of the maximum 48hours per week. In addition to providmng pre- mium pay, this requirement is designed to curb the use of Lexcessive overtime. Special overtime provi- sions have been established for the following industries and may be obtained by writing the Employment Standards Branch of the Departinenf: Sewer and Watermnain Construction; J.nterurban and Municipal Transport.; Local Cartage; Tourist Reort; Restaurant and Tavern; F~ruit and Veg- etable Processing; Taxi; Ambulance Service; High- way Transport and Road Building., statutory hliay A regular, fuil-time employee and certain' categories of part-turne employees who work on. a statutory holiday must receive a mninim~um of one and one-haif tirnes their regular wage rate. The holi- days are Christmas Day, New Year's.Day, Good, Friday, Victoria Day, Dominion Dey, Labour Day and Thanksgiving Day. Sub- stitute holidays may, be arranged with tthe approval of the Director. Minimum Wage Increase General Minimum Guieral Learner RaItes (4 moottis Max.) Constructiun PRa-te Studenit Rat,?Geral Frot Mortti Soýmmer -totPIlu, Too)rist Resorts, etarrk& Taverno Leýarners io thio lnduotry (1 moutti Max.) (Deduciile allomauce for roon aud buard) Tanin 357, et preceedo, or Duinàery & Stoion hue Boys Ambulance Driver & Helper Present Rate Effective Rate Effective Rate Jan. 1, 1969 Oct. 1, 1969 $ 1.00/tir $ 1.30 'tr .90/hr 1.20/tir 1.25/hr 1.55/tir .80/tir 1.00 ti r .70/tir .90/hr 1.00 tir .90,ti 15.00, mk .75/ hr *60/htr 3.15, tir $1.30 tir 1.00 ir 1.15/tir 17.00 mk 1.15 tir .90, ir 6130 0,r tif work is lss than 48 hours per week *flat minimum, if Irs. exýceed 48&Po rcoirds kept 1.30/tir equal pay for.- equal work, In order to proteot the grow- ing segment of women in the labour force theý existing legis1ation covering equal pay for .equal work under the Hurnan Rights Code has been strengthened and trans- ferred to the Ernployment Standards Act. This provi- sion ensures that a woman who does the sanie job as a man in the same establishi- ment is entitled to the sarne pay. The, question of What is equal work xiii be deter- mined on the basis of skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions. TIIIRD SHIFT. No girl under 18 yaars shail work in an establish- ment between midnight and 6 a.rn. If a wornan works on a shift that begînis or ends between 12:00 rnidnight and 6 a.m. her employer must provide transportation frorn her residence to the job or from. the job to her home. vacations with pay The Act provides that every ernployee shall be given an annual paid vacation of at least one week after one year of employrnent. The vaca- tion pay must not be less than 2% of the total pay received in the year in which the vacation is given. When an employee works for a period less than one year ho is entitled to 2% vacation pay for the period worked. After three years of ernploy- ment, the minimum is two weeks paid vacation and the1 pay must not be less than ý 4% of the annual earnings.i The Vacation with Pay stamp book, system for con- struction workers-,xviii lbe phased out between January 1, 1970 and June 30, 1970 . Proteiction for horneworkers Anyerondoingomwrk as efied n. th newAct is now considered tolbe an ernployee and is protected by the legislation. Employers are r-quired to provide a statement of wages and deductions to each em- ployee at theý time wages are paid. It must show: p'ay period, rate of wages* arnount of wages, ail deduc- tions and the purpose of each, allowances and the net arnount being paid the ern- ployee. Deductions incelude those authorized by the ernployee and Auch usual deductions as Unemnploy- ment Insurance, Income Tax, Canada Pension, Company Pension Plan and Hospitalization. cotlection of unpaid wages The department rnay now collect unpaîd wages for an emnployee încluding the amount of wages due, over- tume pay and vacation pay up to a maximum of $1,000. Formerly collection could be made for wages only up to the level of the minimum wage. NOTE There are some industries in the province under the juris-1 diction of the Federal Govern- ment such as banks, airlines,, railways etc. These industries are covered by the Canada Labour Standards Code and arenot under the jurisdiction of this Act. If you are in doubt which legisiation applies to you, cali the Empinyment' Standards Branch (Telephone: 365-5251), for information. The above is only a general summary of the Act. For more specifie in - formation regarding the Act and its regulations concerning overtirne per- mits, exemptions for special occupations, etc., contact: EFmployrnent Standards Bra-nch 7 4 Vict'oria Street Toronto IA, Ontario J Bewre f FlsePropheis Christmas Cards Watches Uift Wrap Records L.P. aind Stercro $1,98 to $5.29 Mo1del Cars Ligî îrÈ Ontrj Dearxw'ofLaour Hon. Dalton Bales, QCMnse