JACQU3S

A coworker of mine told me about a some messengers out west (Winnepeg?) who won a case against their employer. Apparently the Supreme Court ruled that they had to be assured a minimun salary, paid more for overtime, given paid vacation... and all the other benefits usually associated with employment.

Has anyone heard about this? Any deets?

jjh

people get paid overtime? can someone tell my boss this - i have worked a few 100+ hour weeks, but only get paid for 40.

jim-bob

https://www.nlrb.gov/

bexley

This was the supreme court, eh?

jjh

jim-bob

i am on salary and since there is no union for the profession that i am in i just have to appreciate all the great experience that i am gaining. i would just blow the extra cash on strippers and booze.

jim-bob

That kinda sucks, dude.

Unions have done a lot for my profession.

JACQU3S

Yeah, so this should be pretty authoritavive on what companies are allow to do. What I find weird is that: should'nt this gone before a provincial court before going to the SCoC? Maybe it did and they lost. Or maybe labour is under national jurisdiction.

operator

100+ hours on a salary, per week? You are getting shafted my friend.

Jabba Degrassi

my god i didnt even know there were that many hours in a week..

jjh

there are 168 hours in a week. the most i worked in a week was 115. good thing i didn't go into architecture to get rich.

baxtefer

maybe it's a large salary

jjh

i can't remember what i was making at the time, but i am pretty sure that pay period i was making well below minimum wage. i sold out for the fame - which is why i said eff it and moved back to montana.

messville

Dynamex Canada Inc. v. Mamona, 2003 FCA 248, [2003] 4 F.C. D-75

It went all the way to the Supreme Court (2004)

https://reports.fja.gc.ca/en/2003/200...003fca248.html


https://decisions.fca-caf.gc.ca/en/20...003fca248.html

JACQU3S

I thought it was more recent, but thanks! See you at the CMWM.