PEI: Required Workplace Policies & Legislative Amendments

Workplace policies are a helpful tool to provide employees with clear expectations. This may include setting parameters around expected employee conduct or outlining procedures to streamline processes. While there are a wide range of policies that any one organization may implement, it is important to ensure that as an employer, your organization has implemented those which are required by law.

Mandatory Policies Under PEI Legislation

In Prince Edward Island, for example, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, RSPEI 1988, c O-1.01 (the "OHSA") requires employers with five or more workers to implement an occupational health and safety policy.

Further, PEI's Employment Standards Act, RSPEI 1988, c E-6.2 (the "ESA") currently requires that employers have a policy statement concerning sexual harassment. Sections 24 to 28 of the ESA outline the specific terms that must be included, establish an obligation on employers to guarantee employee awareness of the policy,