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Series: You and the Law

Authors: Yamaska Literacy Council (YLC)

Collection: Learning Materials

Finding legal information and then understanding the legal language can prove to be a challenge for many individuals, especially for individuals with weak literacy skills. This manual uses simple language to help students understand some basic legal concepts relating to employment and the workplace. With this information, students are better able to make informed decisions about issues affecting their lives and to participate more fully in society.

The following topics are covered in this manual:
- Employment Law in Quebec
- Psychological harassment at work
- Leave, vacation and holidays
- Salary and overtime
- Uniforms, breaks and weekly rest
- Dismissal
- Exercising your rights
- Activities and resources

Funders:

• IFPCA

Added: 2007-09-27

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• Employment Law & Labour Standards - Tutor Manual

Series: You and the Law

Authors: Yamaska Literacy Council (YLC)

Collection: Learning Materials

Finding legal information and then understanding the legal language can prove to be a challenge for many individuals, especially for individuals with weak literacy skills. Literacy tutors can use this manual to help students understand some basic legal concepts relating to employment and the workplace. Students will learn how to access legal information more easily and will then be better able to make informed decisions about issues affecting their lives.

This manual should be used in conjunction with the "Employment Law & Labour Standards Student Manual." It includes a discussion section listing questions you might want to raise with your student. There is also a Resource and Links section to direct you to sites that offer more detailed information at a higher reading level, and referral services.

The following topics are covered in this manual:
- Employment law in Quebec
- Psychological harassement at work
- Leave, vacation and holidays
- Salary and overtime
- Uniforms, breaks and weekly rest
- Dismissal
- Exercising your rights
- Activities and resources

Funders:

• IFPCA

Added: 2007-09-27

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See also:

• Employment Law & Labour Standards - Student Manual

Series: You and the Law

Authors: Yamaska Literacy Council (YLC)

Collection: Learning Materials

Finding legal information and understanding legal language can be a challenge for many individuals, especially for individuals with weak literacy skills. Without this information, individuals are often prevented from making informed decisions about issues that affect their lives This manual provides students with basic information in simple language about health care and patient rights. Students using this manual will gain a better understanding of legal matters relating to health care and their rights as patients and will thus be better able to make informed decisions regarding their health care.

Topics discussed in this manual include
- Your rights as patient
- Consent to health care
- Incapacity
- Access to medical files
- Complaints
- Activities and resources

Funders:

• IFPCA

Added: 2007-09-26

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• Health Law - Tutor Manual

Series: You and the Law

Authors: Yamaska Literacy Council (YLC)

Collection: Learning Materials

Individuals with weak literacy skills often lack the resources, skills and confidence to seek out and understand legal information that will help them exercise their rights. Without this information, individuals are often prevented from making informed decisions about issues that affect their lives, such as matters concerning their health and health care. With this manual, literacy tutors can help students understand some basic yet important legal concepts concerning health care and their rights as patients.

This manual should be used in conjunction with the "Health Law Student Manual." It includes a discussion section listing questions you might want to raise with your student. There is also a Resource and Links section to direct you to sites that offer more detailed information at a higher reading level, and referral services.

The following topics are covered in this manual:
- Patient rights
- Consent to health care
- Incapacity
- Access to medical files
- Complaints
- Activities and resources

Funders:

• IFPCA

Added: 2007-09-26

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See also:

• Health Law - Student Manual

Series: You and the Law

Authors: Yamaska Literacy Council (YLC)

Collection: Learning Materials

Finding legal information and understanding legal language can be a challenge for many individuals, especially for individuals with weak literacy skills.This manual provides students with basic information in simple language about wills. It helps individuals with low literacy skills to understand what wills are all about and answers such questions as "What is a will?" "Who can make a will?" and "How can I make a will? It also introduces students to some of the common legal terms relating to wills.

By using this manual, students gain a better understanding of wills and legal matters relating to wills and thus are better able to make informed decisions regarding their own legal affairs.

The manual begins with a page of legal vocabulary and includes the following sections:
- Wills in general
- Types of wills
- Last wishes
- Activities and resources

Funders:

• IFPCA

Added: 2007-09-28

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• Wills - Tutor Manual

Series: You and the Law

Authors: Yamaska Literacy Council (YLC)

Collection: Learning Materials

Finding legal information and understanding legal language can prove to be a challenge for many individuals, especially for individuals with weak literacy skills. Literacy tutors can use this manual to help students better understand some basic legal concepts concerning wills. With this manual, individuals with weak literacy skills learn how to access legal information and are then able to make informed decisions about issues affecting their lives and to participate more independently in society.

This manual should be used in conjunction with the "Wills - Student Manual." It includes a discussion section listing questions tutors might want to raise with students and a Resource and Links section that directs users to sites that offer more detailed information at a higher reading level as well as referral services.

The manual includes the following sections:
- Wills in General
- Types of Wills
- Last Wishes
- Activities and Resources

Funders:

• IFPCA

Added: 2007-09-28

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• Wills - Student Manual

Authors: Yamaska Literacy Council (YLC)

Collection: Learning Materials

This document was prepared to mark the 30th anniversary of the Yamaska Literacy Council (YLC), which serves English-speaking adults in the western part of Quebec’s Eastern Townships. The organization was established initially as the Townshippers Reading Council and was one of the founding members of Literacy Volunteers of Quebec.

The document contains many personal narratives from learners and tutors, as well as accounts of milestones in the YLC’s history. The authors have also included newspaper clippings about the council’s work.

There is also material about the organization’s literacy work within the local penitentiary, including personal recollections from a tutor and several inmates.

Added: 2011-11-08

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