Employment standards

Services and information

• Alberta employment standards rules

  Laws for minimum wage, overtime, holidays, job-protected leaves, vacations, hours of work, earnings, youth workers and termination.

• Contact Employment Standards

  Ask a question about Employment Standards or sign up for Employment Standards updates.

• Employment standards complaints, tips and appeals

  File a complaint or make an anonymous tip if your employer doesn’t meet the minimum employment standards.

• Employment standards education and resources

  Self-assessment tool, instructional videos, publications and other resources.

• Employment standards enforcement

  Alberta’s employment standards laws are enforced through audits, inspections, penalties, prosecutions and judgment collection.

• Employment standards legislation changes

  On January 1, 2018, modernized workplace laws to protect workers.

• Employment standards permits and variances

  Apply for variances to basic employment standards rules, or for a permit to employ a person under 18 for certain types of work.