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ARTICLE · 21 DECEMBER 2015

Alberta Enacts Changes To Farm And Ranch Workplace Legislation

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The Government of Alberta recently enacted Bill 6 – Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act (Bill 6).

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Ruoxi Wang
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The Government of Alberta recently enacted Bill 6 – Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act (Bill 6). Bill 6 amends four pieces of employment-related legislation that will result in Alberta's farms and ranches losing many of their current exemptions from workplace standards and obligations.

Background

Prior to Bill 6, much of Alberta's legislation governing employment standards, labour relations and workplace safety did not apply to farm and ranch workers.

The Employment Standards Code (ESC) establishes Alberta's minimum standards of employment. Before Bill 6, farm and ranch workers were exempt from the ESC's minimum requirements relating to hours of work, overtime, general holidays, vacations, vacation pay, minimum wage and restrictions relating to employment of minors.

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