Alberta's Labour And Employment Legislation Under Review

Alberta's NDP government is currently holding consultations with the public as part of a sweeping review of the province's existing labour and employment legislation. Substantial changes are being proposed for both the Employment Standards Code and the Labour Relations Code, which, if passed, will have a significant impact on employers throughout Alberta.

Some of the changes being proposed with respect to the Employment Standards Code include: the introduction of new unpaid, job-protected leaves, decreased eligibility thresholds for existing unpaid, job-protected leaves, increasing the rate at which overtime may be banked, changes to the eligibility and calculation of overtime in the context of compressed work weeks, the introduction of additional employee rest periods, changes to the eligibility and calculation of general holiday pay, amendments to youth employment, the introduction of additional notice requirements in the context of group termination notices, and