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
Options are available if you think your employer is not following employment standards rules. Talking to an employer is always the first step in trying to resolve an employment standards issue in the workplace. If the issue cannot be resolved directly with your employer, you may need to take action by making a complaint or submitting a tip. In the event you disagree with a decision made on your file, you have the option of appealing that decision.
Actions
An employee can file a complaint if an employer is not meeting the minimum employment standards.
Anyone can submit an anonymous tip about an employer who’s not following the rules.
Most Employment Standards decisions can be appealed by those subject to the decision.
Complaints
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