Interpretation Guidelines Manual
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| ESR Section 1 - Definitions - Newspaper Carrier |
Contents: Summary Text of Legislation Policy Interpretation Related Information |
| Summary This section contains definitions for terms used throughout the Employment Standards Regulation.
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| Text of Legislation
"newspaper carrier" means a person who sells or delivers newspapers directly to customers or households, but does not include a person who is engaged in bulk delivery;
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| Policy Interpretation To be considered a “newspaper carrier” the employee must be delivering a “newspaper” as defined in this section of the Regulation. Under s.37.4(1) a newspaper carrier who is enrolled in, or on vacation from a primary or secondary school and is employed as a newspaper carrier for 15 hours or less in a week, is exempt from the Act in its entirety. Under s.37.4(2) a person employed as a newspaper carrier for 15 hours or less in a week, is exempt from the following sections of the Act:
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| Related Information Related sections of the Act or Regulation Other See www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb/facshts/ Factsheet Newspaper carriers
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