Assignments

You will be contacted by a Personnel Consultant to determine your availability and/or interest in a specific assignment. Your Personnel Consultant will discuss the details of the assignment with you. You will be given a start date, and an end date. It is common for assignments to be extended. It is the expectation of Advantage Personnel that, upon acceptance of an assignment, you as our employee, will complete the assignment, including extensions. If for any reason you are unable to do so, please contact your Personnel Consultant immediately. Failure to do so will be considered job abandonment, and will result in termination immediately. Remember: You are an Advantage Personnel employee and if you have any problems what-so-ever i.e. going to be late for your assignment, are sick and have to leave, emergency, etc. you must contact the office and let us know.

It is expected that Advantage Personnel Temporary Employees report approximately 10 minutes early for their assignment. Before you begin an assignment, your Personnel Consultant will advise you on the Dress Code, Responsibilities and Expectations of the assignment, the hourly rate, and name and telephone number of your Supervisor. If the duties and responsibilities of your assignment change, or are different than those presented to you by your Personnel Consultant, please advise her/him immediately.

Hourly Rate

Your hourly rate and hours of work will be confirmed by your Personnel Consultant prior to each assignment.

Timesheets

Timesheets are to be completed online via the Employee Portal.  Please consult with your local office for details on completing the online timesheets. Timesheets must be filled out weekly and need to be completed by Sunday at 11:00 pm for the previous week. Only the hours actually worked are to be entered.  The hours submitted must be the correct hours that you worked during the week and must be approved by the client before they will be paid out.

Intentional and fraudulent submission of hours will be cause for disciplinary actions up to and including termination, and restitution may be required. Temporary and Contract employees are paid on Friday. You will be paid for the hours submitted from the previous week.

Due to very strict banking requirements, failure to have your hours submitted in time may cause your pay to be delayed until the next subsequent week.

Lunch hours and breaks

Lunch hours and breaks are not paid, and should not be counted as hours worked. For example, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. with one hour for lunch will be paid as 8 hours worked.

Direct Deposit

Advantage Personnel uses “Direct Deposit” for your wages directly into your bank as the primary form of payment. Please consult with your local office for initial setup of the service as well as notifying them of any changes in your banking information.

Advantage Personnel is a staffing service offering temporary employment assignments. Due to the nature of temporary employment, you will have complete discretion to elect to accept an assignment when requested to do so, and you may exercise this discretion without suffering any negative consequence or penalty.

Overtime

Overtime is paid at a rate of time and a half is paid as per provincial employment guidelines. A working week is from Sunday to Saturday. However, overtime will only be paid when authorized, in advance, by the client.

Sick Leave/Vacation Leave

As an “elect to work” employee, you are paid only for the hours you have actually worked, and that have been verified by our client. Vacation pay is not included in your hourly pay rate. Vacation time and vacation pay will be managed in accordance with Provincial Legislation. Your accumulated vacation pay can be requested at any time within the guidelines of our vacation time and pay policy.

Worker’s Compensation

As an employee of Advantage Personnel, you are covered under our Worker’s Compensation. All injuries or accidents must be reported to Advantage Personnel ASAP, no matter how minor in nature. We have a legal requirement to report any injuries or accidents. We have in place a modified duties program to ensure employees are able to return to work as soon as possible.

Permanent Employment

Many of our Temporary Employees who accept long term assignments with Advantage Personnel are given the opportunity for permanent employment with our clients. Although we encourage this process, it would be inappropriate for you, as an Advantage Personnel employee, to solicit our client for such opportunities. In the event that you are approached by our client for permanent employment within their organization, please inform your Personnel Consultant.

Thank you for selecting Advantage Personnel as your employment agency of choice. We are very pleased to have you “on our team”, and look forward to a wonderful working relationship. Advantage Personnel has 12 Branch offices to serve you across Canada. If you should relocate, feel free to contact the office closed to you. Your file will be transferred to any of our locations.