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About labour standards…

Labour standards in Québec

This brochure presents the main labour standards in Québec in addition to explaining the powers and mandates of the Commission des normes du travail.

To get 11 and more copies of the publication, communicate with the Service des renseignements at the Commission des normes du travail.
Email: srt-montreal@cnt.gouv.qc.ca
Phone: 514 873-7061 Montréal area or
1 800 265-1414 everywhere else in Québec.

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Labour standards in Québec and domestics residing with their employer

Are you a domestic residing with your employer? Are you hiring a resident domestic? Here is what you need to know about labour standards in Québec.

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Persons having custody or taking care of others and labour standards

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Worried about the possibility of a flu pandemic? Reminder sheet outlining the applicable standards

The purpose of the document is to guide business leaders in the management of their personnel by reminding them of the minimum labour standards that apply under circumstances that may arise as the result of a pandemic.

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Eliminating differences in treatment, a question of fairness!

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Minimum wage rates as of May 1, 2011

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Psychological harassment

Investigation of psychological harassment in the workplace-Rules and ethics

This pamphlet informs you about the investigator’s responsibilities in the psychological harassment field and the values that guide him in his work.

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Psychological harassment in the workplace

This pamphlet provides general information to help employees and employers understand what constitutes psychological harassment in the workplace It also explains the main principles of a prevention initiative.

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A Work Environment Free From Psychological Harassment It’s everyone’s business!

Awareness promotion guide for employers and employees

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The new standards for protection against psychological harassment

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Parental leave

Soon-to-be parents?

This document describes a certain number of leaves that are paid or not paid for events related to their family.

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Employees who receive gratuities

Tip sharing arrangement

This model tip sharing arrangement is put at your disposal to facilitate the establishment of a tip sharing arrangement in the establishment where you work. It allows you to clearly record the terms of the arrangement and the conditions of its application.

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File a complaint

I have filed a complaint with the Commission des normes du travail What happens now?

This brochure is intended for an employee who has filed one or more complaints against his employer for one of the reasons stipulated in the Act respecting labour standards. The brochure indicates how the file is processed by the Commission des normes du travail and what steps may be taken according to the type of complaints filed.

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My complaint has been entrusted to a lawyer - What happens now?

This brochure is intended for an employee who has filed a complaint with the Commission des normes du travail and whose complaint has been entrusted to a lawyer, following an investigation made at the employer’s place of business. The brochure indicates how the file is processed and what steps may be taken, depending on the type of complaints filed.

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Mediation

Mediation

This pamphlet presents the mediation service, a service offered by the Commission des normes du travail to help you settle the conflict as quickly as possible.

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Mediation: Rules of Ethic

This pamphlet describes the role, the duties and the responsibilities of the mediators of the Commission des normes du travail, in particular with respect to impartiality, fairness and confidentiality.

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Legally speaking…

Office Edition (July 2009)

This document presents the Act respecting labour standards and the National Holiday Act.

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Update – Office Edition

Since the publication of the Office Edition (July 2009), amendments have been made to the Act respecting labour standards and its regulations. We are presenting these amendments in this update.

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Interpretation

This document includes the interpretation of the Act respecting labour standards, its regulations and the National Holiday Act.

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Memorandum following an out-of-court settlement

This pamphlet is intended for an employee who reached an out-of-court settlement following a complaint which he filed with the Commission des normes du travail and who also received employment insurance benefits or benefited from the social assistance program following the loss of his job.

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About the Commission…

Statement of services for the public

This document presents the commitments of our organization as to the nature, accessibility and quality of the services that you are entitled to receive from our personnel. These commitments represent the objectives that we want to obtain and on which we report publicly.

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A few tools

Labour standards dealing with differences in treatment: guide and interpretation

This guide presents the definition, examples of prohibited and allowed differences, the recourses provided under the Act, as well as the sections of the Act and their interpretation. This guide is intended for employers, employees and unions that want to have a better understanding of how to apply the provisions concerning differences in treatment.

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Memorandum for preparing an individual contract of employment

This pamphlet recalls a few important points on which the employer and the employee should agree at the time of hiring.

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Consent of the holder of parental authority or of the child's guardian

This document is provided as an example. An employer must obtain this consent before having a child under 14 years of age perform work.

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Has your employer gone bankrupt?

This pamphlet informs you about the applicable procedure to collect the sums that might be owing to you in the event that your employer declares bankruptcy.

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Last update: June 3, 2008

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