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===Accepting a job=== | ===Accepting a job=== | ||
When you accept a job, you enter into a legal agreement | When you accept a job, you enter into a legal agreement with your employer. This is called your '''employment contract'''. Your employer agrees to pay you a wage and provide other benefits and entitlements in return for your work. | ||
The employment contract will typically set out things like how much vacation you get, any paid sick days you can take, and the rules around overtime. | |||
Your employment contract might take the form of a written agreement you sign. Or it could be expressed in other ways. For example, it could be made up in part by a letter or email you receive from your employer before you start working, and in part by terms in an office policy manual or staff handbook. | |||
See the People’s Law School website for more on the [https://www.peopleslawschool.ca/everyday-legal-problems/work/rights-work/employment-contract employment contract]. | |||
===Minimum wage=== | ===Minimum wage=== | ||