Employment standards tool kit for employers [2019]

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Description

The Employment Standards Code and Employment Standards Regulation describe the minimum standards that must be provided to employees working in Alberta, including payment of wages, hours of work, overtime, vacation and holidays, leaves and termination of employment, the employment of young people, and industry-specific rules. This tool kit was developed to help employers understand and comply with the standards.

Updated

September 1, 2019

Resources

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Alternative Title

Employment standards tool kit for employers, effective September 1, 2019.

Extent

108 pages

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Creator

Labour and Immigration

Publisher

Labour and Immigration

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Topic

Business and Industry Employment and Labour

Start Date

2019-09-01

Subject (LCSH)

Work environment--Law and legislation--Alberta

Subject (LCSH)

Labor laws and legislation--Alberta

Resource Dates

Date Created

2019-09-01

Date Added

2021-03-05T17:13:11.490368

Date Modified

2019-09-01

Date Issued

2019-09-01

Date Archived

2021-11-23

Audience information

Employees Employers Entrepreneur/Self-employed General Public Government Job Seekers

Language

English (Canadian)

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Licence

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