Table of contents
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Alberta employment standards rules
- Alberta general holidays
- Averaging arrangements
- Deductions from earnings
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Exceptions for specific industries
- Ambulance attendants
- Brush clearing
- Caregivers
- Construction
- Domestic employees
- Farm and ranch
- Federally regulated industries
- Field catering
- Firefighters
- Geophysical exploration
- Highway and railway construction
- Irrigation district employees
- Land surveying
- Logging and lumbering
- Lookout observers
- Mobile workover or completion service drilling
- Oil and gas continuous operations
- Oilwell servicing
- Road construction and maintenance
- Roadbuilding or heavy construction
- Salespersons and direct sellers
- Taxi cab drivers
- Teachers
- Trucking industry
- General holidays and pay
- Group terminations
- Hours of work and rest
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Job-protected leaves
- Bereavement leave
- Citizenship ceremony leave
- Compassionate care leave
- COVID-19 leave
- COVID-19 vaccination leave
- Critical illness leave
- Death or disappearance of child leave
- Domestic violence leave
- Long-term illness and injury leave
- Maternity and parental leave
- Personal and family responsibility leave
- Reservist leave
- Minimum wage
- Overtime hours and overtime pay
- Payment of earnings
- Temporary layoffs
- Termination and termination pay
- Vacations and vacation pay
- Youth employment laws
- Complaints, tips and appeals
- Enforcement
- Permits and variances
- Education and resources
- Contact Employment Standards
Introduction
Employment standards rules set out the minimum standards that employers must provide to employees. There are rules for payment of wages, hours of work, overtime, vacations, general holidays, leaves, termination of employment, and other areas. In this section, find detailed information on the rights and obligations of employers and employees in Alberta.
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Make a complaint
Employees in Alberta have the right to: Make an employment standards complaint
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