Re: Caregiver Universal Employment Agreement

--0000000000002be19305f7f9a9c2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Shameema, See responses below. Angie Kunnath *Regional, Caregiver Recruitment, Canada* 519 954 2110 TheKey.ca [image: TheKey] On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 10:25=E2=80=AFAM Shameema Cadersaibe wrote: > Hi Angie, > > Please see answers and questions below > > > 1. Averaging agreement - We might need to amend the language to > include a statement that shows the candidate is agreeable to it and sp= ace > for initials. According to ESA, an employee must voluntarily agree to = it. > Is this being rolled out across Canada? Are we talking about the > overtime section? - Yes, this came up in our Payroll Audit and they > asked us to separate this from the employment agreement and get consen= t > from employee > 2. Ontario addendum - Vacation pay - The default as per ESA is > accrual. We can include verbiage and an option for the employee to cho= ose > between accrual and paid out per week. Since it is universal we need > to choose only one option either accrual or pay out per week. What do = we > currently have in place across provinces? - In Ontario, the default > option is accrual. If we need to pay it out per paycheck, we need to g= et > consent from the employee. I am not sure of other provinces. This issu= e > came up in our recent Payroll Audit from the Ministry of Labour > 3. Can we add a section on Availability? Recruiters hire based on > availabilities provided, and if there is a change, that impacts > employability. We need staff to maintain availability during the > probationary period and provide a two-week notice to change, contingen= t on > the new availability being conducive to the company. Could you please > elaborate more on this one? Is this the same for other locations, > provinces? - We don't have a protocol in place across Canada. For > instance, we hire a caregiver with a daytime availability of 8AM to 4P= M > (Mon-Fri & alternate weekends). Should this caregiver change that > availability once hired, the likelihood of continued employment with T= heKey > is minimal. Any material change in availability needs to be conducive = to > business operations. I ask that all hires maintain availability during > probationary period and thereafter provide 2 week notice to change it. > 4. Stat & Holiday pay - Is this missing from the agreement? The Stat > and holiday information will be available in the handbook, however we = can > include how Stat & holiday pay is paid for caregivers if they work on = a > holiday. Let me know your thoughts - Sounds good > > > Let me know if you have any further questions. > Kind regards, > Shameema Cadersaibe > > On Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at 2:06=E2=80=AFPM Angie Kunnath wrote: > >> Hi Shameema, >> >> Thanks for putting this together. Few things to clarify and amend >> >> >> 1. Averaging agreement - We might need to amend the language to >> include a statement that shows the candidate is agreeable to it