6151-000 : Fabric and Yarn Stores

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Status

Compulsory under Schedule 1

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Scope

Included here are employers engaged in the retail dealing of yard goods, yarns, knitting yarns and accessories, piece goods (textile fabric), sewing thread, textile fabrics, and related merchandise.

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Note

The WSIB considers the business activity of a Class F retail store to be an integrated unit regardless of whether it includes an activity (or activities) which might be considered a distinct business activity if carried out as a business in its own right. For more information, see the section titled "Integrated operations" in The Classification Scheme, document 14-01-01, located in the Operational Policy Manual and in the Reference Section of this manual. 

The business activity (including credit card operations) of a retail store considered as an integrated unit is treated as compulsorily covered, in its entirety, under Schedule 1.

Exceptions

In addition to special operations as defined by O. Reg. 175/98, the following kinds of business activities are excluded from the general rule on integrated retail operations

• Any business activity such as cutting, reshaping, or installing that adds value to a product is considered a distinct business activity when carried out in conjunction with a retail operation. The only exception is cutting or reshaping to length on a one-off basis upon request by a customer.
• Also excluded from the general rule on integrated retail operations is an operation such that
  • the employer carrying out the operation is at arm's length from the retail employer; and
  • the operation is a separate facility within a leased or purchased space on the retail store premises; and
  • the employer also carries out the operation on premises other than premises of the retail employer.

An operation carried out on the premises of a retail store meeting all of the above conditions is considered a distinct business activity and may be classified separately subject to the WSIB's policies on segregated payrolls.

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