pls help : minimum hours

[ujbaby]

I have been working for  more than one year ( october 2010) but my problems is hours of work done.  In my work schedule, there are some week of full time and some week of part time. I understand that full time is 37.5 hrs per week so my question is: since my hours vary from part time to full time per each week, how will i calculate this???  what's the minimum hours per week required for a part time job and when will i apply under partime?? pls help me out experts in these forum.. I am thinking of using part time in my application since I am not really sure of how to combine both full time week and part time week. pls help, i have been having sleepless nite towards this issue and i need to know when to apply.

[jes_ON]

hi again - I wish I could tell you that your plan to claim all hours as part-time was OK, because it does make sense.  But, from the OP 25:

"―Full-time work‖ is defined in R87.1(3)(a) as requiring at least 37.5 hours of work per week. For the Canadian Experience Class full-time equivalence, or 1,950 hours of paid employment over a period at least of 12 months will also be considered.

The full-time work experience requirement may be met by the equivalent in part-time paid work experience, e.g. more than one part-time job held simultaneously or one or more part-time jobs held over the equivalent of one year of full-time work. Experience can be calculated by adding up the number of weeks of full-time work, i.e. 37.5 hours per week in one job or a total of at least 37.5 hours per week in more than one job, in one or more of the NOC categories.Experience can be calculated by adding up the number of weeks of full-time work, i.e. 37.5 hours per week in one job or a total of at least 37.5 hours per week in more than one job, in one or more of the NOC categories."

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/op/op25-eng.pdf

Reasonable people can (and probably will) disagree about what that means, but I think you have to look at your hours on a week-by-week basis, count the number of weeks of "full-time" (at least 37.5 hours) and number of weeks of "part-time" (less than 37.5 weeks).   Then, for the part-time weeks, add up all the hours and divide by 37.5, and you have the number of weeks of full-time equivalent work.  Add those weeks to the number of full-time weeks - when you have 52 weeks, you're good to go (assuming you're applying as a post-grad).

You don't exactly say why this is causing so much anxiety - yes, it's a pain in the neck, but if you have the records, it's not difficult. 

[ujbaby]

Thanx Jes_ON.. U have always been very helpful.. yeah, it's still difficult for me to calculate because my pay stubs comes  every two weeks and my hours is always being combined over the two weeks period and not weekly so that's how i am getting mixed up.  ( I mean,  some hours count between  20, 24, 37, 45, 75, 80 or 101 hrs) bi weekly. Another questions are as follow::

Do i calculate all my hours to determine when i have completed 1950 and then my employer will divide the 1950hrs and determine how many hours per week it is and say that i work part time over the two years period??.   i am thinking of  waiiting till two years and i know that i might work more than 1950 befor the 2 years because looking at my bi weekly paystubs, most hours are more than full time per week..  or do i apply immediately i reach 1950 hrs without waiting to reach 2 years? pls advise.. Will always appreciate.. Thanx once again

[jes_ON]

First, please clarify if you are planning to apply as a post-graduate or as a temporary foreign worker.

[ujbaby]

Hi JES_ON.. Thanx for responding.. I am applying as a postgraduate from canadian college..Two years diploma Registered Practical Nurse..currently on post graduate work permit..

[jes_ON]

OK, so you need to work at least 12 months, and at least 1950 hours.  

First, count how many weeks you have worked for at least 37.5 hours (or 75 hours every two weeks).