The Employment Standards Act (ESA) uses to employees.

An employee consists of a person who:

- carries out work for a company for wages
- products services to an employer for wages
- gets training from a company, if the skill in which the person is being trained is a skill used by the company's employees
- is a homeworker
- was a staff member
Effective March 21, 2024, a staff member consists of an individual who carries out work during a trial period for a company, if the skills being assessed during the trial period are skills utilized by the company's employees or could be utilized by employees if there are no other employees. For example, where a company of a dining establishment asks a task candidate to work a trial shift waiting tables to demonstrate their ability to carry out the job, even where no employment deal has been made to that prospect, [employment](https://www.smfsimple.com/ultimateportaldemo/index.php?action=profile