The Southern Ontario/WNY Radio-TV Forum / What is the labour law for working at a radio station?

**Posted by KenkuKwanchi** April 18, 2025 6:16 am

I tune into 680 Newsradio basically every single time I drive.

Chloe B and Andy P were the anchors for the evening show last night.

Kate H anchored overnight.

This morning John L and Kaitlyn L anchored. I was surprise to here Chloe B to be announcing traffic at 6am when she ended 12:30am.

Is there a labour law where an employee must have a rest time between shifts?

**Posted by RadioAaron** April 18, 2025 9:04 am

Early morning traffic on a holiday can easily be recorded the night before.

**Posted by Binson Echorec** April 18, 2025 9:59 am

AFAIK, you have to have a minimum of eight hours between the end of one shift and the start of the next.

Possible that Chloe B stepped in to cover for someone scheduled or offered to cover a gap in the schedule. I worked all kinds of crazy shifts when starting out, trying to make my bones.

**Posted by RadioActive** April 18, 2025 10:23 am

Is it possible she volunteered to pick up the extra shift? Good Friday is a stat and that means overtime rates. Doing a double would bring quite a payday.

**Posted by RadioAaron** April 18, 2025 10:35 am

At least part of one of these would have been recorded, likely the traffic.

**Posted by yyzradioveteran** April 23, 2025 7:50 am

RadioAaron wrote:
At least part of one of these would have been recorded, likely the traffic.

lol no. news anchoring and traffic are most definitely not pre-recorded, ever.

**Posted by RadioAaron** April 23, 2025 9:37 am

yyzradioveteran wrote:
RadioAaron wrote:
At least part of one of these would have been recorded, likely the traffic.
lol no. news anchoring and traffic are most definitely not pre-recorded, ever.

Not as a rule, but it 100% happens.

**Posted by yyzradioveteran** April 23, 2025 11:04 am

RadioAaron wrote:
yyzradioveteran wrote:
RadioAaron wrote:
At least part of one of these would have been recorded, likely the traffic.
lol no. news anchoring and traffic are most definitely not pre-recorded, ever.
Not as a rule, but it 100% happens.

At 680? No you are wrong. Sorry. 680 Is the only station left in the city that is always live 24/7 365. Always have an anchor and traffic working a shift.

Last edited by yyzradioveteran (April 23, 2025 11:07 am)