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Status: Bill 32 received royal assent on July 29, 2020
Ministry responsible: Labour and Immigration
Overview
Bill 32, the Restoring Balance in Alberta’s Workplaces Act supports economic recovery, restores balance in the workplace and gets Albertans back to work.
The act provides employees and employers with clearer and more transparent rules promoting fairness and productivity, including rest periods and temporary layoff notices.
More than 5,000 responses were gathered from Albertans during our employment standards engagement.
Key changes in effect February 1, 2022
Changes for employees in a union
- Dues payers can choose to opt in to pay the portion of their union dues that go towards political activities, social causes, charities, non-governmental organizations, or organizations supportive of a political party.
- Dues payers will continue to pay dues for core activities under Alberta’s labour relations legislation or those that directly benefit dues payers in the workplace.
- Unions will have until July 31, 2022 to provide employees an opportunity to choose whether to pay non-core dues.
Key changes in effect August 1, 2022
Changes for employees in a union
- Unions will need to provide financial statements to their members when their fiscal year ends.
Key changes that took effect February 10, 2021
Key changes that took effect November 1, 2020
Key change that took effect October 30, 2020
- Nurse practitioners are included in the Labour Relations Code.
Key changes that took effect July 29 to September 30, 2020
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