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There are special provisions to the rules outlined in the Employment Standards Regulation for salespersons and direct sellers.
Employers of travelling salespersons are not required to provide vacation pay or time off.
A salesperson is someone who sells:
A travelling salesperson is someone who:
A direct seller:
Direct selling is defined by the Direct Selling Business Licensing Regulation and the Designation of Trades and Businesses under the Fair Trading Act.
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 salespersons and direct sellers.
There are no requirements for employers to pay salespersons and direct sellers overtime.
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 salespersons and direct sellers.
Employers of salespersons and direct sellers aren’t required to maintain records of the regular and overtime hours worked by employees. However, they are subject to the other requirements of employment records of the Employment Standards Code.
Employers are exempt from being required to pay salespersons and direct sellers general holiday pay or provide general holidays.
Employers are exempt from being required to pay travelling salespersons vacation pay or provide vacation time off.
This exception only applies to travelling salespersons. Direct sellers and other salespersons are covered by all regular employment standards rules for vacations.
For definitions of the different types of salespersons, see Salespersons and Direct sellers.
In addition to the special provisions outlined above, all other minimum standards for employment apply to salespersons and direct sellers. Additional information on these rules can be found at:
Part 1 of the Employment Standards Regulation outlines the provisions for salespersons and direct sellers.
Disclaimer: In the event of any discrepancy between this information and Alberta Employment Standards legislation, the legislation is considered correct.
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