Young Saskatchewan employees need to take readiness certificate course before working the holiday season.
The Government of Saskatchewan is reminding young people looking for work that they are required to take the Young Worker Readiness Certificate Course (YWRCC) prior to obtaining employment.
The course teaches youth about their rights and responsibilities related to labour standards and health and safety practices.
Sixteen has been established as the general minimum age of employment in Saskatchewan. However, youth aged 14 and 15 can work in the province if they first complete the YWRCC course.
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Young workers under the age of 16 must have the consent of their parent or guardian; are not allowed to work after 10 p.m. on a day preceding a school day or before the time that school starts in the morning; and can not work more than 16 hours during a school week.
“This course helps prepare youth for the world of work. They need to know their rights and responsibilities, and what constitutes a safe, healthy, fair and productive workplace,” said Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Don Morgan.
To date, nearly 7,000 youth have completed the course.
Almost 35 per cent of high school students work while attending school full time.
According to the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) in 2010 over 6.2-thousand injuries were claimed by youth between 15- and 24-years-old. Seventy-three per cent of young workers injured were male.
Applicants can complete the course on the Government of Saskatchewan website.
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