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There are special provisions to the rules outlined in the Employment Standards Code for firefighters.
A firefighter for the purpose of the provision is:
The provision does not apply to the following:
The standard overtime rule of hours worked in excess of 8 hours a day or 44 hours a week, whichever is greater, doesn’t apply to firefighter employees.
Employees must receive overtime:
Example 1
A firefighter works a regularly scheduled work week of 48 hours.
Example 2
A firefighter works a 6-week cycle.
The requirement to confine an employee’s hours of work within a period of 12 consecutive hours in a work day doesn’t apply to firefighters.
The maximum daily hours of work that a firefighter may be scheduled to work is 24 hours, unless there’s an emergency or unforeseen or unpreventable circumstance.
Employers aren’t required to:
Firefighters and their employers are exempt from the provisions dealing with an averaging arrangement.
A firefighter who’s been on duty for 24 hours, may not be scheduled to begin another shift within the 24-hour period immediately following the scheduled ending of that shift, unless there’s an emergency or unforeseen or unpreventable circumstances requiring the firefighter’s work.
While these employees aren’t restricted by the hours within which they may work, the following should be considered:
Employees are not exempt from rest periods and days of rest and must receive:
In addition to the special provisions outlined above, all other minimum standards for employment apply to firefighter employees. Additional information on these rules can be found at:
Part 3, Division 10 of the Employment Standards Regulation outlines the provisions for firefighters.
Disclaimer: In the event of any discrepancy between this information and Alberta Employment Standards legislation, the legislation is considered correct.
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