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There are special provisions to the rules outlined in the Employment Standards Code for the trucking industry.
The provision applies to a person who:
This applies if a person meets one of the requirements above and whose duties aren’t performed within the same city.
Different rules often apply to trucking that involves crossing provincial or international borders.
The rules on this page apply to employees working for an Alberta company trucking interprovincially and/or internationally but hauling their own commodities.
All other interprovincial and/or international trucking is subject to federal regulations. See Federally regulated industries for more details.
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 truck drivers.
Employees must receive overtime:
Regular rules for overtime pay rates and banked overtime apply.
Employees are considered working from the time the employee reports to work until the time the employee is relieved from work and all responsibility for work.
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 an employee who is subject to the Drivers’ Hours of Service Regulation.
After an employee completes a shift, the employer can’t require the employee to resume work unless the employee has had at least the longer of:
In addition to the special provisions outlined above, all other minimum standards for employment apply to employees in the trucking industry. Additional information on these rules can be found at:
Part 3, Division 8 of the Employment Standards Regulation outlines the provisions for employees in the trucking Industry.
Disclaimer: In the event of any discrepancy between this information and Alberta Employment Standards legislation, the legislation is considered correct.
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