Alberta to crack down on employment regulations enforcement
The Canadian province of Alberta is in the process of hiring six additional employment standards officers and increasing its use of third-party auditors in an effort to address a rising number of complaints about unfairness in the workplace, as well as streamline the investigatory process, according to the Canadian HR Reporter.
"Fairness in the workplace is important to Albertans so ... we're ramping up our enforcement of employment standards in Alberta and improving education at the same time," said Thomas Lukaszuk, minister of employment and immigration for the province, as quoted by the news source.
The Albertan government has seen an increase in the number of grievances it has received since its round-the-clock web-based complaint system launched last December.
The news source reports that approximately one-third of issues are addressed through an early resolution process. These can pertain to time and attendance compensation, maternity leave, vacation time, insufficient termination notice and more.
Employers in Alberta are bound by the Employment Standards Code - the equivalent to the United States' Fair Labor Standards Act. Employees that are exempt from the provincial legislation are protected under the Canada Labour Code.
"Fairness in the workplace is important to Albertans so ... we're ramping up our enforcement of employment standards in Alberta and improving education at the same time," said Thomas Lukaszuk, minister of employment and immigration for the province, as quoted by the news source.
The Albertan government has seen an increase in the number of grievances it has received since its round-the-clock web-based complaint system launched last December.
The news source reports that approximately one-third of issues are addressed through an early resolution process. These can pertain to time and attendance compensation, maternity leave, vacation time, insufficient termination notice and more.
Employers in Alberta are bound by the Employment Standards Code - the equivalent to the United States' Fair Labor Standards Act. Employees that are exempt from the provincial legislation are protected under the Canada Labour Code.
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