Co-op+Assignments

Here you will find assignments and their due dates for the first reporting period. (All due before Oct 31 for 1st semester, and March 25 for 2nd semester).

Directions: Using the web resources listed below, answer all the following questions in paragraph format. Please type and double space the assignment and include the question prior to your answer. Please answer each question as fully as possible, at least 2 complete sentences for each answer, and a maximum of one page for each answer. (Please cite the resource used). 1. What is the legislated Minimum wage in the Province? /1 ** 2. When is an employee entitled to ** ** Overtime Pay? / 1 ** 3. What is meant by Gross pay? Net pay? /1 4. What information must an employer show on a paystub in NB. /1 5. How many Paid public holidays are there in NB? What are they (name them). /2 6. How much notice must be given before terminating an employee in NB? /1 7. How much Vacation pay are workers allowed and how is it calculated in NB? /2 8. How much notice must an employee give prior to going on Maternity leave? /1 9. What does the employee have to provide the employer prior to the leave? /1 10. How much does an employer pay an employee on maternity leave? /1 11. What is child care leave, who can apply for it and how long can it last? /2 12. What is Bereavement leave, and who is entitled to it? /1 13. How much does an employee get paid while on Bereavement leave? /1 14. What restrictions are placed on employers who hire people under 16 years of age? /2 15. Under what circumstances can an employer request a lie detector test? /1 16. What should you do if you notice a problem with your paycheck? /2 17. What is meant by the term “Equal pay for Equal work”? /2 18. How does it apply to New Brunswick Employment Standards? /1 19. What is Court Leave, and how does it work? /1 20. What is “Family Responsibility Leave”, and how much is allowed in NB? /2 21. How much sick leave is a new employee (under 3 months of employment) entitled to? /1 22. How much sick leave is an employee with more than 3 months service entitled to per year? /1 23. How are employers required to pay employees for the time they are sick? /1  ** Total /30 ** ** Directions: in an essay of __at least 1 page__ typed and double spaced ** Consider the following quote and answer the question: H ow important is this statement to the rights of an employee? “An employee granted a leave of absence under the // Employment Standards Act // is  deemed to have been continuously employed with the same employer during the leave of absence”. Rubric for Essay: Spelling, grammar, sentence structure /5 Length of answer  /5 Quality of answer: facts, and informed opinion (1 new fact /Paragraph) /10 [] [] [] http://www.gnb.ca/0308/FactSheets/02.pdf [] http://www.gnb.ca/0308/FactSheets/04.pdf http://www.gnb.ca/0308/FactSheets/05.pdf [] http://www.gnb.ca/0308/FactSheets/07.pdf [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] Updated Links: [] Fact Sheets: http://www.gnb.ca/0308/index-e.asp Directions: Using the resources listed below, answer all the following questions in paragraph format. Please type and double space the assignment and include the question prior to your answer. Please answer each question as fully as possible, at least 2 complete sentences for each answer, and a maximum of one page for each answer. (Please cite the resource used). 1. In at least 2 paragraphs explain the nature and scope of the Human rights Act of NB. /5 2. What is discrimination, as defined by the NB Human Rights Commission? /2  3. What is direct discrimination and adverse effect discrimination? ** /5 **  4. What is the New Brunswick Human Rights Act? /2  5. What types of discrimination does it prohibit? /5   6. How do the Human Rights Act and Charter of Rights differ? /2   7. What can I do to help eliminate discrimination? /2  8. How many grounds are there for Discrimination and Harassment in NB? (name them all) /5 9. Are there any exceptions to the Human Rights Act? Explain /5 10. What is the three-part test to determine whether these exceptions apply? /5 11. Define “Prohibitive Grounds” /3 12. In your own words describe the enforcement process for a Human Rights complaint /5 13. Define and give at least one example of what is meant by “Harassment” /5 ** Total /50 ** ** Rubric for Essay questions: ** Spelling, grammar, sentence structure. /1  Length of answer   /1 Quality of answer: facts, and informed opinion (1 new fact /Paragraph) /3 ** Resources: ** //Expanding Your Horizons: Career Development Guide// Second Ed. Misener, Judi, Susan Butler, McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd., Toronto, 1999 p178-182. [] http://www.gnb.ca/hrc-cdp/e/e1defini.htm [] Adverse effect: http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/en/timePortals/milestones/115mile.asp http://www.gnb.ca/hrc-cdp/e/faq.htm#human [] [] [] Prohibited grounds: http://www.equalityrights.org/cher/index.cfm?nav=hr&sub=pro [] [] [] [] Updated Links: GNB Searches at: http://www.gnb.ca/search/ [] [] [] [] [] You can also use the Ontario Fact sheets: http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/resources/factsheets
 * Co-op 120 Employment standards Assignment **
 * Essay Question: Value /20 **
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 * Co-op 120 Human Rights Assignment **