Basic rules
- The overtime rule for operating a taxi is 10 hours per day or 60 hours per week, whichever is greater.
Taxi cab driver
A taxi cab driver is a person employed to:
- drive an automobile that is driven for hire to a traveler’s destination
- provide a service other than that of a fixed route
- charge for service using any combination of a metered, time or distance based fare calculation
The following are not taxi cab drivers for the purposes of these provisions:
- drivers who:
- operate a bus
- operate on a scheduled route
- transfer patients
- are not for general hire
- are chauffeurs and not available to the public or do not charge a fare
- other employees in the taxi cab industry
Hours of work and pay
The standard overtime rule of hours worked in excess of 8 hours a day or 44 hours a week, whichever is greater, does not apply to taxi cab drivers.
Exceptions to the minimum standards for regular and overtime hours
Employees must receive overtime:
- for hours worked in excess of 10 hours a day or 60 hours a week, whichever is greater
Regular rules for overtime pay rates and banked overtime apply.
Additional Employment Standards
In addition to the special provisions outlined above, all other minimum standards for employment apply to taxi cab drivers. Additional information on these rules can be found at:
- Averaging arrangements
- Breaks and days of rest
- Deductions from earnings
- General holidays
- Job-protected leaves
- Minimum wage
- Overtime hours and pay with the exception of what’s considered overtime hours listed above
- Payment of earnings
- Termination and lay-off
- Vacations
- Youth employment
Make a complaint
If an employee thinks that their employer is not following the rules in the Employment Standards Code, they can make a complaint. Complaints can be made while an employee is still employed and at any time up to 6 months after their last day of employment.
Employment Standards Code
Part 3, Division 7 of the Employment Standards Regulation outlines the provisions for taxi cab industry employees.
Disclaimer: In the event of any discrepancy between this information and Alberta Employment Standards legislation, the legislation is considered correct.