Creating jobs for Islanders - Craig Harris is using the skills he honed as an innovator and job creator in Vancouver’s “Hollywood North” to help frame the future of film and video on Prince Edward Island. As co-owner of video production company Furrow Content and operator of the...
Use the search fields below to view your total volunteer hours completed for the Community Services Bursary. Your volunteer hours are submitted by a designated representative at one of our 500+ registered volunteer organizations. (Parents and students cannot submit volunteer...
You may file a formal complaint if you feel that your employer, recruiter or employee has acted in a manner that violates the Employment Standards Act or the Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act. If you have been unable to resolve the matter with your employer or employee, the next step is to file a written complaint. Who can file a formal complaint? An employee or employer may file a complaint with the Employment Standard Branch, if they feel the Employment Standards Act or Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act has been violated. It is recommended that the parties try to resolve disputes...
Can I take unpaid family leave? An employee with six months of continuous service with the same employer, can take unpaid leaves of absence up to three days during a twelve-month period to meet immediate and extended family responsibilities. Immediate family member: spouse child...
Can I get unpaid leave to serve on a jury or court? Employees can take unpaid leave if they must serve on a jury or the court says that they must appear as a witness. An unpaid leave of absence must be granted to an employee as a result of being summoned or selected to serve on a...
Some employers in PEI pay employees by the amount they produce and not by the hour. This arrangement is called “piecework”. An employer cannot pay an employee less for piecework than that employee would have earned at the minimum wage for the number of hours worked. Who can I...
If an employee began working with a retail employer before the 17th day of March, 2007, that employee may refuse to work on any or all Sundays. If an employee began working with a retail employer on the 17th day of March, 2007, up to and including the 15th day of December, 2010...
Under the Employment Standards Act, an employer must tell an employee in writing that he/she will fire or suspend or lay off that employee. This is called giving notice. “Notice” is the letter telling the employee that he/she will no longer work for the employer after a given...
Tips and gratuities are the property of the employee who earned them and no employer can require an employee to share a tip or gratuity with that employer. In addition, an employer can not pass on any administrative charges to an employee. An employer, however, can adopt a policy...
Who is eligible for reservist leave? An employee who is also a member of the Canadian Forces Reserves in entitled to an unpaid period of absence if that employee: has been employed by the same civilian employer for at least three consecutive months; and is required to be absent...