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THURSDAY, DECEMBER ti, 1968' Jim Vipond th Continued from Page 4 . established contact with ease his burden. l snatéhed about three drinks during the three quarters of an hours that he needed to escape from that room to speak to the guard at the ball room entrance. It took us a good 20 minutes to get down the stairs, battle our way through the mobs in the main lobby and then struggle up to the ball room again. Another 10 minutes was lost looking for Tom and the girls because they weren't where they were supposed to be. "Mike", I said, "I know you have to run. Could you tell the guard who you are and to let my wife and the other couple in if I ever find them." Not a minute after Mike spoke to the guard and disappeared before I could thank him, Jane, Tom and Doris showed up right beside me. On it was the message: "Grey Cup Festival 68, Press, Toronto". "Tom bought our tickets", my wife replied. "What kept you so long? We've been waiting an hour for you". _ “Holy cow!" I exclaimed. "I've just been trying all this time to get us in". - After lining up for 10 minutes to buy drinks, I asked the person next to me for the time. It Was 11:50 p.m. Tom said he was tired and wanted to go home so that he would be in shape to mark exam papers the next day. Jane insisted that we have at least one dance. You could barely squeeze into the gigantic dance hall. The teen band was blaring so loud through the loud speakers, 20 minutes or more in that room would guarantee a splitting headache. People were pretty tipsy on the dance floor. It was like being in another world. When they were through with their drinks, they would smash their glasses on the hardwood surface. It took half an hour to push, shove and squeeze our way up to the ball room floor and another 20 minutes just off in front of hotel. Mobs are still there. Cops won't let people in the main entrance so they all clamber into the hotel through a side entrance. Despite three evenings of trying, I never did get a pass to see the Grey Cup. But I did get to see Jim Vipond for 10 seconds and to dance for 10 minutes. Jim Vipond, I love you. Barry Holmes. The regular monthly meeting of the Etobicoke branch of the Ontario registered music teachers association, was held at the Islington branch of the Royal Conservatory. _ examinations in singing, and out lined the requirements of the Royal Conservatory. At the competition scholarship concert, held in the Royal Conservatory on Nov. 30. four students of teachers in the Etobicoke branch received scholarships. music prize Do rot hy Allen Parke According to a annoy presented to North York council Monday, Brandon, Edmonton and Winnipeg are the only three of 28 cities that clear anow banks away from residential driveway entrance: Only 3 cities clear out driveways after it snows The New Employment Standards Act dprovides minimum stun ards for overtime pay, holiday pay and vacation pay; pro- tects against long hours; ensures equal pay for equal work for women workers; sets higher rates of minimum wages. Ontario's employment standards pro am is con- cerned with tile economic well-being of the Province's manpower resources. The new Act updates and broad- ens the minimum standards for wages and working con- ditions to safeguard workers against exploitation and‘to protect employers against unfair competition based on lower stan ards. The working hours of an emgloyee shall not exceed eig t in the day and 48 in the week. However, under certain conditions a permit to work overtime may be obtained from the depart- ment. Employees whose only work is supervisory or man- agerial are exempted from the hours provisions of the Act. A girl under 18 years shall not be required to work more than six hours over- time each week. hours of work tif work it less than ll hours per week "In minimum, it hrs. "cud u ' M records kept General Minimum General Learner Rates (4 months max.) Construction Rate Student Rate, General First Month Summer Hotels, Tourist Resorts, Restaurants & Taverns Learners in this Industry (l month max.) (Deductible allowance for room and board) Tois-35% ol proceeds, or Delivery 8 Shoe Shine Boys Ambulance Driver ' helper Minimum Wage Increase ' Notice to Employers &Employees At 12.01 a.m. onJanuary lSt, 1969, the new Ontario Employment Standards Act follovh. the weep of I snow plow during a heavy new storm. Every year, everyone working for the municipality from the mayor right on down to the general. labourer, ati Ontario Department of Labour t LOO/hr .90/hr 1.25/hr .80/hr .70/hr 15.00/wk .75/hr .60/ht LOO/hr Proum Rate SO/hr The Act provides that an employee will receive a min- imum of one and one-half times his regular wage-rate for any work in excess of the maximum' 48 hours per week: In addition to providing pre- mium pay, this ,rgi',Irg,'tgt, is designed to cur the use of excessive overtime. Special overtime provi- sions have been established for the follome industries and may be o tained by writing the Employment Standards Branch of the Department: Sewer and Watermain Construction; Interurban and Municipal Transport; Local Cartage; Tourist Resort; Restaurant and Tavern; Fruit and Yet- etable Processing; Taxi; Ambulance Service; High- way Transport and Road Building. _ overtime pay statutory holidays A regular, full-time employee and certain categories of part-time employees who work on a statutory holiday must receive a minimum of one and one-half times their regular wa e rate. The holi- days are Dhristmas Day, New Year's Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Dominion Day, Labour Day and Thanksgiving Day. Sub- stitute holidays may be arranged with the approval of the Director. THE WESTON TIMES Hon. Dalton Bales, Q.C., Minister Rate Effective Rm Effective Jan. 1, 1969 Oct. l, 1969 t 1.30/hr 1.20/hr 1.55/hr LOO/hr .90/hr 17.00/wk 1.15/hr .90/hr 1.30/hrt 62.40/wk‘ 1.15/hr LOO/hr mint complaints about dlivevayl being planed by now plows. Nothing seems to infurinte a homeowner mote than to shovel his driveway elm only to have a mow plow but it up $1.30/hr 1.15/hr 1.30/hr equal pay {or equal war In order to protect the grow- ing segment of women m the la our force the existini legislation covering equa pay for equal work under the Human Rights Code has been strengthened and trans- ferred to the Employment Standards Act. This provi- sion ensures that a woman who does the same job as a man in the same establish- ment is entitled to the same pay. The question of what is equal work will be deter- mined on the basis of skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions. The Act provides that every employee shall be given an annual paid vacation of at least one week after one year of employment. The vaca- tion pay must not be less than 2% of the total ,','i'lif received in the year in whicl the vacation is given. When an employee works for a period ess than one year he is entitled to 2% vacation pay for the period worked. After three years of employ- ment, the minimum is two weeks paid vacation and the payy must not be less than 4 o of the annual earnings. The Vacation with Pay stamp book system for con- struction workers will be phased out between January I, 1970 and June 30, 1970. No. girl under 18 years shall work in an establish- ment between midnight and 6 a.m. If a woman works on a shift that begins or ends between 12:00 midnight and 6 aan. her employer must Brovide transportation from er residence to the job or from the job to her home. THIRD SHIFT. vacations with pay win I but hour later. that Winnipeg and the other two Prairie cities elect the windrows from driveway entrencu u Winnipeg in congidered to have one of the beat snow Itig Any person doing homework as defined in the new Act is now considered to be an employee and is protected by_the legislation. _ - _ of,'att,tg are required to pro . eastatementofwagee and deductions to each em- ployee at the' time wages are paid. It must show: pay period, rate of Wises; amount of wages, all d uc: tions and the purge” of each, allowancesan the net amount being paid the em- ployee. Deductions include those authorized by the employee and guch ugual deductions as Unemploy- ment Insurance, Income Tax, Canada Pension, Company Pension Plan and Hospitalization. collection of unpaid wages The department may now collect unpaid wages for an employee including the amount of wages due, over- time 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. There are some industries in the province under the juris- diction of the Federal Govern- ment such as banks, airlines, railways etc. These industries are covered by the Canada Labour Standards Code and are not under the jurisdiction of this Act. If you are in doubt which legislation aYplies to gen, call the Em’F oyment n tangy-sis grand} ( elephone: 365-5251), for infoimatlon. NOTE The above is only a general summary of the Act. For more tspecific in- formation regarding the Act and its regulations concerning overtime peri- mits, exemptions for special occupations, etc.. contact: rotection for omeworkers 1ilmplqyment Standards 74 Victoria Street Toronto IA, Ontario the votka eor-ittee .3 that he ia walking all scheme that may peeve-t people from having to chat out their driveways when’ the mow plow palace. removal min: b 1 At my")!!! m iS,'