11/03/2020
Changes to employment standards are now in effect.
The new rules increase flexibility and reduce costs for job creators, helping to ensure they can stay in business and continue employing workers.
Updates will:
☑️ Give employees at least 30 minutes of rest every 5 hours for shifts longer than 5 hours. The break can be within or immediately after the 5 hours of work, or at any time mutually agreed upon by the employer and employee.
☑️ Expand the types of jobs 13 and 14-year olds are allowed to do without first needing a permit – such as coaching and tutoring
☑️ Provide employers with more flexible timelines for paying employees their final pay
☑️ Create simpler and more flexible rules for general holiday pay and certain payroll processes
☑️ Provide more flexibility for employers to set up hours of work averaging arrangements, create schedules, and calculate overtime
☑️ Remove specific timing requirements for temporary layoff notices
☑️ Allow an employer and union to agree to alter employment standards rules such as hours of work, notice of work times, days of rest, and overtime hours
Learn more: https://www.alberta.ca/restoring-balance-in-albertas-workplaces.aspx
