Part Time Job Employment Law

Part time jobs are those that require you to work 35 hours or less in a given week. Part time workers can be anyone - students, parents, people seeking full time employment, or people who don’t want or need the time commitment of a full time position.

What is a part time job? A worker is typically considered a part time employee based upon the number of hours a week they work. Here's more on what is considered a part time position.

The Federal Government provides employees with nine paid holidays each year. Private sector employees may provide holiday days off or holiday pay for working on a holiday, but the are not required to pay you extra for time worked on a holiday or give you a holiday off from work.

It's important to know what your rights are if a company offers you a position as an independent contractor rather than hiring you as an employee.

There are no legal guidelines that determine whether or not an employee is a full time employee. A determination of whether an employee is working full time depends on the company's policy and practice of defining full time employees.