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;will: A written legal document that contains your <span class="noglossary">instructions</span> about what happens to your estate when you die. | ;will: A written legal document that contains your <span class="noglossary">instructions</span> about what happens to your estate when you die. | ||
==Working in BC== | |||
;appeal: A formal request to a court or to someone in authority asking for a decision to be changed. | |||
;averaging agreement: Agreements that permit hours of work to be averaged over a period of one, two, three or four weeks. Employees may agree to work up to 12 hours in a day, averaging 40 hours in a week, without being paid overtime. | |||
;collective agreement: An agreement between employers and employees which regulates the terms and conditions of employment in their workplace. | |||
;collective bargaining: A process of negotiation between the employer and employees aimed at reaching agreements. | |||
;compensation: Money paid to someone because they have suffered injury or loss (i.e. loss of employment), or because something they own has been damaged. | |||
;criminal record: A record of a person's criminal history. | |||
;dispute resolution: When someone solves a problem, argument, or difficult situation. | |||
;double-time: A rate of pay equal to double the standard rate. | |||
;entitlements: Things you have a right to under a law. | |||
;excludes: Keeps something or someone out of an agreement or situation. | |||
;inspector: A person whose job is to check that something is satisfactory and that rules are being obeyed. | |||
;layoff: Temporary or permanent termination of employment. | |||
;overtime: The amount of time someone works beyond their normal working hours. | |||
;pregnancy leave: A leave of absence for an expectant or new mother for the birth and care of the baby. | |||
;reference: A person who provides information about your character and abilities. | |||
;regulations: These are rules that say how a particular law should work in practice. | |||
;statutory holiday: A public holiday legislated either through federal, or a provincial or territorial government. Most workers can take the day off with regular pay. | |||
;terminate: To end. For example, if you are terminated you no longer have a job. | |||
==Renting a home== | |||
;appeal: A formal request to a court or to someone in authority asking for a decision to be changed. | |||
;compensation: Money paid to someone because they have suffered a loss (e.g. the landlord is evicting a tenant in order to renovate the place, or tear it down, or move in). | |||
;criminal record: A record of a person’s criminal history. | |||
;dispute resolution: When someone solves a problem, argument, or difficult situation. | |||
;eviction: To tell someone legally that they must leave the house they are living in. | |||
;evidence: Facts or signs that show clearly that something exists or is true. | |||
;fixed-term tenancy (lease): A tenancy agreement where the tenant agrees to live somewhere for a certain amount of time, such as 1 year. | |||
;giving notice: Give written notice to the landlord that you want to move out. | |||
;inspector: A person whose job is to check that something is satisfactory and that rules are being obeyed. | |||
;landlord: A person who owns property and rents or leases it to another person. | |||
;lease: A contract for the temporary use or occupation of an apartment or house in exchange for payment of rent. | |||
;month-to-month tenancy: A tenancy agreement with no fixed term. | |||
;regulations: These are rules that say how a particular law should work in practice. | |||
;rent: The amount of money the tenant pays the landlord each month for the right to live in the landlord’s property. | |||
;rent increase: An increase in a tenant’s rent. | |||
;Residential Tenancy Act: The law that says what tenants and landlords can and cannot do. | |||
;Residential Tenancy Branch: The government department in charge of tenant-landlord law. | |||
;security deposit: An amount of money that you give to a landlord before you rent a house or apartment, and that is returned to you after you leave if you have not damaged the property. | |||
;tenancy agreement: A form signed by the tenant and landlord saying what they agree to. | |||
;tenant: A person who pays rent to occupy the landlord’s house or apartment. | |||
;welfare: Welfare also referred to as social assistance or income assistance is government-managed funding for the basic necessities of life for those who cannot earn an income. An applicant for welfare must apply for the funding through the Ministry of Social Development. A self-serve assessment tool is available at [http://www.eia.gov.bc.ca/bcea.htm www.eia.gov.bc.ca/bcea.htm]. | |||
{{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[People's Law School]], 2013}} | {{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[People's Law School]], 2013}} | ||
