Help me understand the 160 hour month scenario!!!!

[Mohanish.Panchal]

I work for a private firm based in Toronto. Still on my probation. I was informed by my boss last week, that I will have to work 8 hours and 15 mins from Monday and that I will have only 15 mins of lunch time. I thought in Canada has to work a minimum of 8 hours a day with a 30 min lunch break included. This 30 min lunch break is not paid and the calculation comes to 22 day X 7.30 hrs a day = 160 hours a month. Now my question is, if this is the scenario then I end up working for 22 days = 176 hours a month? I am on salary so can they force me work for 16 extra hours without pay? And is it legal that they can force me to oblige?

 

[first_generation]

I work for a private firm based in Toronto. Still on my probation. I was informed by my boss last week, that I will have to work 8 hours and 15 mins from Monday and that I will have only 15 mins of lunch time. I thought in Canada has to work a minimum of 8 hours a day with a 30 min lunch break included. This 30 min lunch break is not paid and the calculation comes to 22 day X 7.30 hrs a day = 160 hours a month. Now my question is, if this is the scenario then I end up working for 22 days = 176 hours a month? I am on salary so can they force me work for 16 extra hours without pay? And is it legal that they can force me to oblige?

Hi. I'm no expert but as far as I know or at least from my experience working in the province of Ontario, some company has 8hr/day work while others have 7.5 hr/day of work and typically have an hour of break(unpaid). In your case, even when salaried, it depends on your contract whether you agreed for the salary offered to you to work either 7.5 hr/day or 8 hr/day, not unless your boss intentionally misled you to accept a salary that was supposed to be for a 7.5 hr/day of work but now you're required to work instead for 8 hrs. The other more apparent concern I see on your case is the 15 min break. I believe the minimum break is 30 mins, that's where your employer is not following the minimum requirement.

 

[Preetjas]

I work for a private firm based in Toronto. Still on my probation. I was informed by my boss last week, that I will have to work 8 hours and 15 mins from Monday and that I will have only 15 mins of lunch time. I thought in Canada has to work a minimum of 8 hours a day with a 30 min lunch break included. This 30 min lunch break is not paid and the calculation comes to 22 day X 7.30 hrs a day = 160 hours a month. Now my question is, if this is the scenario then I end up working for 22 days = 176 hours a month? I am on salary so can they force me work for 16 extra hours without pay? And is it legal that they can force me to oblige?

according to labour law if you work more than 5 hours it's 30 minute break (paid) ...

 

[first_generation]

Please check this out.

http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/es/pubs/guide/hours.php

Eating Periods

An employee must not work for more than five hours in a row without getting a 30-minute eating period (meal break) free from work. However, if the employer and employee agree, the eating period can be split into two eating periods within every five consecutive hours. Together these must total at least 30 minutes. This agreement can be oral or in writing.

Meal breaks are unpaid unless the employee's employment contract requires payment. Even if the employer pays for meal breaks, the employee must be free from work in order for the time to be considered a meal break.