Labour Laws

I just got my Record of Employment today together
with my last paycheck. I thought I would receive a
two week pay but I did not.

I called my worker's union office but no one seems to be
interested to hear my plight. Probably because I am of no
use to them anymore. I called the labour relations offices.
There are two, one for non-union employees and one for
unionized employees. I was expecting a sympathizing gesture
from the other end of the line but all I got were annoyed
attitude as if I had disturbed them from their sudoku puzzles.

So I visited the websites for labour relations :http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb/
There I found out I am not entitled to receive a two week pay
because I am temporarily laid off. If I am not called back to work
at the end of 13 weeks, then my employment is permanently terminated.
I would be entitled to a two week wage in lieu of a notice which
my employer did not provide.

Tomorrow I will be at the HRDC to process my employment
insurance claim. I will also try to find out what other options I have
other than finding another job. The same reason I did not call
Ledalite today to inquire about my application. I am not really
sure if going back to work in basically the same type of job is
what I want.

The Job Search Begins

A s I skimmed through the Job Bank of the HRDC, other
things race through my mind.

Like should I look for the same jobthat I got laid off from?
Isn't it time for me to become the boss so I never
have to worry of being laid off again? Or do I need to
go back to school to learn new skills that can launch a better
career for me?

I could try a few manufacturing/production positions but I
had been there and honestly, I am more of a creative person
than a builder. I mean I find it satisfying designing something
rather than building a thing that somebody else designed.

I dropped off my kids at school today at 8:30 am and I am just
winding down from the adrenaline rush trying to juggle the time
preparing their food and waking them up, dragging them to the
bathroom and getting them dressed. Then off through the traffic
morning rush.

My wife outlined my daily schedule as I try to find leads in my
job search. I am suppose to pretend like I am working in an office
thus I am entitled for a 15 minute coffee break, a 30 minute lunch
break, and another 15 minute coffee break.

It is my 30 minute lunch break now so I am posting this blog for
today's development in my job search in which I have practically
done nothing yet aside from browsing through job sites in the
internet.

Tomorrow, I have to have at least 3 job applications sent. That is
my goal.

The Pink Slip

I have started this blog because I am feeling so low today. I was laid off from work and I feel the whole world has come crashing down on me. My wife has been scared since I started a 6 hour shift last week. This was due to the fact that I had to work the morning shift since the company I worked for scrapped the afternoon shift. We booth work for the same company which was convenient for us as long as we worked in different shifts since one of us has to drop off our kids at school.

We decided that I should drop the kids at school, cut my hours, since my wife has the higher wage. Besides I just could not get my self out of bed early in the morning.

I had been trying to find another job for about a week now but has not been lucky yet.

So here in this Blog I am going to document my journey as I pound the streets to find a source of income to support my family.

By the way I live in a place called Hawthorne Park. I will be writing about this beautiful place later as I continue to blog.