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    Monday to Friday. • There will be no daycare on statutory holidays. • Statutory holidays include; New Year’s Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Heritage Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve. • Hours of operation during Christmas holidays will be based on need, a schedule will be determined one week prior to the holiday based on the public school’s calendar. If care is not required care during

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    related to the workers performance, attendance and is there any chance of promotion. The Government’s Role in Providing for Equality and Privacy Protection * Employers can look to the Canadian Human Right Commission and the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and/or they can also look to Ontario Human Rights Commission in order to go about applying human rights. * CHRC tries to

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    Holiday Essay

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    A holiday is a day designated as having special significance for which individuals, a government, or a religious group have deemed that observation is warranted. It is generally an official (more common) or unofficial observance of religious, national, or cultural significance, often accompanied by celebrations or festivities. Contents [hide] 1 Etymology 2 Regional meaning 2.1 Australia, Canada, UK 2.2 U.S.A. 3 Types of holiday (observance) 3.1 Religious holidays 3.2 Northern Hemisphere winter

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    Canada has been known for, and has taken great pride in being a multicultural nation to the point of making multiculturalism a law accompanied by a nationally recognized holiday. Canada is, by the measure of many nations, the greatest nation on the planet. This great land and people are known for the country’s wide open spaces, its varied geographical areas and its acceptance of all people, regardless of race, culture and religion. As such, Canada is widely known as one of the most multicultural

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    otherwise known as Patron Saint of Ireland. St. Patrick’s day was officially made a Christian feast day in the early 17th century, the day celebrates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity to Ireland. St. Patrick’s day is a public holiday in most of the world such as Canada, Great Britain, United states, Australia, New Zealand, and Argentina. The wearing of green and shamrock is very popular on St Patrick’s day, the colour green has been associated with Ireland since the 1640's. This tradition

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    The holidays in francophone cultures are Saint Jean-Baptiste, Bastille day and Mardi Gras. These holidays represent a special event where different people celebrate their own culture. Francophone cultures in holiday should have more in Canada. People around the world celebrate their culture to embrace who they are and what are they doing it for. Francophone cultures in holidays means different ethnicity celebrate different cultures on specific days. The specific dates bring people together and celebrate

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    workers likewise Americans, which became a global holiday. Since made a federal statutory holiday, which transpires at the end of summer, on the first Monday in September each year, this was made adventitious by labour movement groups/unions. Labour Day symbolises a praise of the working class with gatherings, parades, musical, theatre and athletic occasions just to name a few. Over the years Labour Day has been a misconception about whether this holiday is a celebration or a protest. This led to a reluctant

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    Employment Law

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    and vacation pay, public holidays, coffee and meal breaks, pregnancy leave and parental leave, personal emergency leave, family medical leave, termination notice and termination pay. Us employment laws In the United States of America the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards. These laws have to be abbey

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    Importance Of Labour Day

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    The first Monday of September Labour Day is celebrated, a statutory holiday in Canada since the 1894 (Heron & Penfold, 1996). A day where tribute is paid to the working men and women for all the hard work. It is not a day of riot or protest, Labour Day is a day of rest and celebration. A day where the community comes together as one. On Labour Day people celebrated, festivals, parades, leisure events, dances, concerts, speeches and so much more are put on by the local workers to celebrate the important

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    Multiculturalism is the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society, as a state or nation (Dictionary.com, 2013). Canada is a country full of many different ethnicities and cultures, but even though Canada is housing them, it’s just not working. Problems in multiculturalism are most prominent in three areas, the communities, the schools and the workforce. Multiculturalism in the communities are facing struggle because of the cities’ appeal to new immigrants

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