<prompt> Human: Hi rpersonalfinanceI hope this is the right place for this, Ive seen some great advice here before, so maybe you can help me too.My big sister has been working at a job for about 7 months now, clerking for a large, well known corporation at their offices in Toronto. If I said the company name, you would know it but I wont, I dont know what the rules are with that. Anyway, I knew she had the job, she was so excited when she got it, but I hadnt had a chance to talk with her about it until now when we both came home for Christmas. My sister is a terrific, passionate woman with a lot of love, but shes far too trusting, and she doesnt see anything wrong. In talking about her job with her, I cant even believe what Im hearing.The position has been split into 2 jobs. It used to be a full time, 7.5 hour per day position, but the company has now decided to make it into 2 part time jobs, and hire my sister for both. She starts work at 6am, and works until 12pm. Thats job 1. She is then off for 1 hour between 12pm and 1pm, unpaid, where she eats her lunch. She then starts her second part time job, at the same office, doing the same work, sitting in the same chair, from 1pm until 6pm. Because shes a part time employee, she does not accrue vacation time, sick time, or have any benefits, or any of the pension matching that full time employees get. Shes also working at LEAST 20 hours of overtime per week at straight pay instead of time and a half.In Canada, you are considered part time if you work 30 hours or less, so according to the company, she works 6 hours per day at her first part time job, and 6 at her second, no problem. You are only considered to work OT if you exceed 75 hours in a 2 week period at a single job. Since my sister has 2 part time jobs, shes only working 60 hours per 2 weeks at each job. How the fuck is this legal? This seems like such a blatant circumvention of labour laws? They turned a full time 7.5 hour per day position with paid lunch and benefits into two 6 hour per day part time jobs. Can someone give me some advice? If this is illegal, who do I talk to to get it stopped, and get my sister back paid for 7 fucking months of unpaid overtime? If it IS legal, what the ACTUAL FUCK?This seems so wrong to me. My sister is a sweet, kind-hearted woman, and it makes me sick to think of them taking advantage of her like this. It turns out the only reason she has the time off to come home for Christmas is everyone from the division she works for is off on PAID vacation so the volume of paperwork will be way down for the next couple weeks until after New Years. Shes not getting paid right now.I really hope someone can help me understand this. What is happening here? What can I do?EDIT: My mistake, they ARE actually paying out vacation at 4 per paycheck rather than letting her accrue time like full time employees do.  <response>: Have a look at the employment standards site for the Ontario ministry of Labour. If there are union employees working in this corporation, ask a union rep. You might also call up a labour lawyer and just ask on the basis that if there is a case youd consider hiring them. Its clearly a slimy, shitty tactic. It may not be illegal. 