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'hURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1968
ZURICH CMTIZO.NS NEWS
PAGE SEVEN
BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION
Renovations & Repairs
ROOFING •
Asphalt and Metal
PAPER HANGING
and PAINTING
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PHONE 236-4808
County Council In Action
!tanning Board
(By R. S. Atkey)
Huron County's new Planning
Board was organized by a by
law passed at the Novelnbe.
session of county council held
in Goderich last week, follow-
ing adoption of a report of the
industrial and tourism commit-
tee, chaired by H B. Such, of
Goderich.
The 1968 industrial and tour-
ism of county council will be
the municipal
on the County
H. B. Such,
January 1, 1970; Lloyd Hend-
rick, Hay Township, until Jan-
uary 1, 1969; Mervyn Cudmore,
Exeter, until January 1, 1970;
Gordon Lawson, Clinton, until
January 1, 1971; the warden,
- ex -officio,
r The following non-members
of county council will be mem-
bers of the County Planning
Board:
Clayton Laithwaite, until Jan -
nary 1, 1971, (Town of Goderich
and Township of Goderieh);
Wellington (Brock, until January
1, 1971, (Town of Exeter and
Township of Usborne); Ralph
Jewell, until January 1, 1970,
(Colborne Township); Ian Mc-
Allister, until January 1, 1970,
(Township of Hay).
One appointment expiring De-
cember 31, 1968, was left va-
cant, the appointment to be
made at January, 1969, session
of county council.
County clerk -treasurer John
G. Berry was appointed secre-
tary -treasurer of the County
Planning Board.
The committee pointed out,
particularly to members of the
board of health, that considera-
tion was given to the recom-
mendation of the board regard-
ing the appointment of Dr. G.
P. A. Evans, MOH and director
of the health unit, as a member
of the planning board. The
committee, however, was of the
opinion that not only will the
services of the MOH be re-
quired but that every depart-
ment head will become involved
in county planning. Therefore,
it is the wish of the committee
that all the department heads
will serve in advisory capacities.
H. B. Such, committee chair-
man, said that during the initial
stages the County Planning
Board proposes to meet with
the various local planning
boards to obtain their opinions.
He hoped that "in the next two
years, we will be well on our
way" although he expected it
would take a little time.
Leroy Thiel, Zurich; William
J. Elston, Morris, and J. P.
Alexander, Wingham, com-
plained that no one had been
representatives
Planning Board.
Goderich, until
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north of Highway 8.
Anson McKinley, Stanley, a
plained there had been no at-
member of the committee, ex -
tempt to slight the north,
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New County
Assessment
(By R. S. Atkey)
Huron County's new County
Assessment .Commissioner Sys
tem is getting ready to corn-
mence operations. Assessment
Commissioner E. S. Hall re-
ported to Huron County council
at its meeting in Goderich last
week.
"We still have a couple more
people to engage," he said, "but
we are taking our time to get
the proper people for the prop-
er jobs." He stated, "we would
rather wait a little until the
right persons come along."
Indicating the immensity of
the job that awaits the new sys-
tem, Mr. Bali stated there were
40,000 entries for 26,000 prop-
erties in the county. The sys-
tem would not go into effect
until 1973 for 1974 taxation, he
believed.
In order to handle this vast
number of entries by computer,
the equalization committee rec-
ommended that the Dataeentre
Service agreement be signed
between IBM and the county
totalling $27,459. The actual
cost will vary in accordance
with the actual amount of work
carried out by IBM.
Roy V. Pattison, East Wawa -
nosh, chairman of the commit-
tee, reported that the budget
for 1969 would appear to total
$158,325. Operating costs will
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ion Commission will examine
the 55 per cent Canadian con-
tent law. Pierre Juneau, the
commission chairman, says that
the rule tends to emphasize
quantity rather than quality.
Lower it boys, lower it. The
55 per cent is much too high.
be $137,425, conversion costs
$20,900. The committee had
made no firm decision on this
budget; it is only a guideline.
The 1968 council will finalize
the necessary transactions,
On recommendation of the
committee, county council ap-
pointed the following members
to Courts of Revision: court
number 1, Donald McKenzie,
Harry Gowdy, Reg Jewell; court
number 2, Glenn Fisher, Waiter
J Forbes
The following staff members
have been engaged effective
January 1, 1969: A. A. Alexan-
der, former county assessor; Ed
Jessop, former town. of Godes•
ich assessor; Don Haines, Paul
Caesar, Ken McDougall,Clifford
Heffer.
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minimum standards for
overtime pay, holiday pay
and vacation pay; pro-
tects against long hours;
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equal work for women
workers; sets higher rates
of minimum wages.
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hours of work
The working hours of an
employee shall not exceed
eight in the day and 48 in
the week. However, under
certain conditions a permit
to work overtime may be
obtained from the depart-
ment. Employees whose only
work is supervisory or man-
agerial are exempted from
the 'lours provisions of the
Act. A girl under 18 years
shall not be required to work
more than six hours over-
time each week.
overtime pay
The Act provides that an
employee will receive a min-
imum of one and one-half
times his regular wage -rate
for any work in excess of the
maximum 48 hours per week:
In addition to providing pre-
mium pay, this requirement
is designed to curb the use
of excessive overtime.
Special overtime provi-
sions have been established
for the following industries
and may be obtained by
writing the Employment
Standards Branch of the
Department: Sewer and
Watermain Construction;
Interurban and Municipal
Transport; Local Cartage;
Tourist Resort; Restaurant
and Tavern; Fruit and Veg-
etable Processing; Taxi;
Ambulance Service; High-
way Transport and Road
Building.
statutory holidays
Aregular, full-time employee
and certain categories of
part-time employees who
work on a statutory holiday
must receive a minimum of
one and one-half times their
regular wage rate. The holi-
days are Christmas Day,
New Year's Day, Good
Friday, Victoria Day,
Dominion Day, Labour Day
and Thanksgiving Day. Sub-
stitute holidays may be
arranged with the approval
of the Director.
Minimum Wage Increase
Present Rate Effective
Rate Jan. 1, 1969
Rate Effective
Oct 1, 1969
General Minimum $ 1.00/hr
General Learner Rates (4 months Max.) .90/hr
1.25/hr
.80/hr
.70/hr
1.00/hr
.90/hr
Construction Rate
Student Rate, General
First Month,Summer
Hotels, Tourist Resorts,
Restaurants & Taverns
Learners in this Industry
(1 month max.)
(Deductible allowance for
room and board)
Taxis -35% of proceeds, or
Delivery & Shoe Shine Boys
Ambulance Driver & Helper
fif work is less than 48 hours per week
$ 1.30/hr
1.20/hr
1.55/hr
1.00/hr
.90/hr
1.15/hr $1,30/hr
1.00/hr 1.15/hr
15.00/wk 17.00/wk
.75/hr 1.15/hr 1.30/hr
.60/hr .90/hr
1.30/hit
62,40/wk*
*flat minimum, if hrs. exceed 48 & no records kept
equal pay for
equal work
In order to protect the grow-
ing segment of women in the
labour force the existing
legislation covering equal
pay for . equal work under
the Human Rights Code has
been strengthened and trans-
ferred to the Employment
Standards Act. This provi-
sion ensures that a woman
who does the same job as a
man in the same establish-
ment is entitled to the same
pay. The question of what
'is equal work will be deter-
mined on the basis of skill,
effort, responsibility and
working conditions.
THIRD SHIFT.
No girl under 18 years
shall work in an establish-
ment between midnight and
6 a.m.
If a woman works on a
shift that begins or ends
between 12:00 midnight and
6 a.m. her employer must
provide transportation from
her residence to the job or
from the job to her home.
vacations with pay
The Act provides that every
employee shall be given an
annual paid vacation of at
least one week after one year
of employment. The vaca-
tion pay must not be less
than 2% of the total pay
received in the year in which
the vacation is given. When
an employee works for a
period less than one year he
is entitled to 2% vacation
pay for the period worked.
After tbxee years of employ-
ment, the minimum is two
weeks paid vacation and the
pay must not be less than
4% of the annual earnings.
The Vacation with Pay
stamp book system for con-
struction workers will be
phased out between January
1, 1,970 and June 30, 1970.
protection, for
homeworkers
Any person doing homework
as defined in the new Act
is now considered to be an
employee and is protected
by the legislation.
Employers are required to
provide a statement of wages
and deductions to each em-
ployee at the time wages are
paid. It must show: pay
period, rate of wages;
amount of wages, all deduc-
tions and the purpose of
each, allowances and the net
amount being paid the em-
ployee. Deductions include
those authorized by the
employee and such usual
deductions as Unemploy-
ment Insurance, Income
Tax, Canada Pension,
Company Pension Plan and
Hospitalization.
collection of
unpaid wages
The department may now
collect unpaid wages for an
employee including the
amount of wages due, over-
time pay and vacation pay
up to a maximum of $1,000.
Formerly collection could be
made for wages only up to
the level of the minimum
wage.
NOTE
There are some industries in
the province under the juris-
diction of the Federal Govern-
ment such as banks, airlines,
railways etc. These industries
are covered by the Canada
Labour Standards Code and
are not under the jurisdiction
of this Act. If you are in doubt
which legislation applies to
you, call the Employment
Standards Branch (Telephone:
365-5251), for information.
The above is only a
general summary of the
Act. For more specific in-
formation regarding the
Act and its regulations
concerning overtime per-
mits, exemptions for
special occupations, etc.,
contact:
Employment Standards
Branch
74 Victoria Street
Toronto 1A, Ontario
Ontario Department of Labour
Hon. Dalton Bales, Q.C., Minister