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There are special provisions in the Employment Standards Regulation for roadbuilding or heavy construction operations employees.
A roadbuilding or heavy construction operations employee is someone employed in the construction, maintenance, repair or demolition, for residential, commercial, industrial, oilfield, oil sands, agriculture or forestry purposes, of:
The following are not considered roadbuilding or heavy construction operations employees:
The following additional rules may also apply to roadbuilding or heavy construction operations employees:
The maximum daily hours of work that a roadbuilding or heavy construction operations employee may be scheduled is 16 hours, unless an accident occurs, urgent work is necessary to a plant or machinery, or other unforeseeable or unpreventable circumstances occur.
An employee can request their hours of work to be confined within a period of 12 consecutive hours on any work day.
While these employees may work up to 16 hours per day, the following should be considered:
Some roadbuilding or heavy construction operations employees may be subject to either the federal or provincial Drivers' Hours of Service Regulations, which govern the maximum driving times and minimum off-duty times of commercial vehicle drivers (both bus and truck).
For more information on drivers hours of service, contact Carrier Services, a section of Alberta Transportation:
Phone: 403-340-5444
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Fax: 403-340-4806
Email: [email protected]
Employee must receive at least 8 consecutive hours of rest immediately following completion of a shift that is longer than 12 consecutive hours.
If an employee works 4 or fewer hours in any work day, the remainder of the day may be considered to be a half day of rest.
An employee must receive:
An employee can request one 24-hour period of rest in each work week, if they did not receive:
In addition to the special provisions outlined above, all other minimum standards for employment apply to roadbuilding or heavy construction operations employees. Learn more about these rules on the following Alberta government web pages:
Part 3, Division 12 of the Employment Standards Regulation outlines the provisions that apply to roadbuilding or heavy construction operations employees.
Disclaimer: In the event of any discrepancy between this information and Alberta Employment Standards legislation, the legislation is considered correct.
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