The Canadian Language Benchmark 2000

Employment Standards

An Adult EAL
Curriculum Resource

Employment Standards, in partnership with the Immigration and Multiculturalism Division are pleased to introduce Employment Standards: An Adult EAL Curriculum Resource. This resource is designed to introduce Employment Standards concepts while developing English as an additional language skills. The material is intended for students at Canadian Language Benchmarks 3 – 7; however, many activities can be adapted for other levels.

Each unit contains a Teacher Lesson Plan, Teacher Resources and Student information. This information is an overview, more detailed information on Employment Standards can be found at www.manitoba.ca/labour/Standards

The Canadian Language Benchmark 2000: Levels 3 & 4
The following files are in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format.

Benchmark 3 & 4 (complete)

1. Teacher Lesson plans, notes, and answers
  1. Unit One: An Introduction to Employment Standards
  2. Unit Two: Wages
  3. Unit Three: Hours and Days worked
  4. Unit Four: Unpaid Leaves
  5. Unit Five: Termination of Employment
2. Teacher Resource Section
  1. Unit One: An Introduction to Employment Standards
  2. Unit Two: Wages
  3. Unit Three: Hours and Days worked
  4. Unit Four: Unpaid Leaves
  5. Unit Five: Termination of Employment
3. Student Photocopies
  1. Unit One: An Introduction to Employment Standards
  2. Unit Two: Wages
  3. Unit Three: Hours and Days worked
  4. Unit Four: Unpaid Leaves
  5. Unit Five: Termination of Employment
4. Audio files (MP3 format)
  1. Young Workers
  2. Uniforms
  3. Hours Worked
  4. Unpaid Leaves
  5. Termination
The Canadian Language Benchmark 2000: Levels 5 - 7
The following files are in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format.

Benchmark 5 - 7 (complete)

1. Teacher Lesson plans, notes, and answers
  1. Unit One: An Introduction to Employment Standards
  2. Unit Two: Wages
  3. Unit Three: Hours and Days worked
  4. Unit Four: Unpaid Leaves
  5. Unit Five: Termination of Employment
2. Teacher Resource Section (Only needed for one unit)
  1. Unit Three: Hours and Days worked
3. Student Photocopies
  1. Unit One: An Introduction to Employment Standards
  2. Unit Two: Wages
  3. Unit Three: Hours and Days worked
  4. Unit Four: Unpaid Leaves
  5. Unit Five: Termination of Employment
4. Audio files (MP3 format)
  1. Young Workers
  2. Uniforms
  3. Hours Worked
  4. Unpaid Leaves
  5. Termination
Review