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There are special provisions to the rules outlined in the Employments Standards Code for some employees in highway and railway construction.
Highway and railway construction employees are employed for work that’s conducted:
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 highway and railway construction employees.
Employees must receive overtime:
Regular rules for overtime pay rates and banked overtime apply.
Highway and railway construction employees are not entitled to notice of termination or pay in lieu of notice of termination.
In addition to the special provisions outlined above, all other minimum standards for employment apply to construction employees. Additional information on these rules can be found at:
Division 3 of the Employment Standards Regulation provides alternate overtime thresholds for highway and railway construction employees. Section 5 of the Regulation exempts them from termination pay/notice requirements.
Disclaimer: In the event of any discrepancy between this information and Alberta Employment Standards legislation, the legislation is considered correct.
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