Tag: Alberta employment standards
Province Must Crack Down On Wage Theft – AFL
Business Owner Caught on Camera Threatening to Garnish Tips Edmonton – The province must be prepared to act quickly to crack down on bosses who steal their employees’ wages. After […]
Read more »Tenth annual Farm Workers Day marks track record of government indifference
Despite promises of reform, province’s agricultural workers are excluded from employment standards Calgary – As agricultural workers mark the province’s tenth annual Farm Workers Day, Alberta remains the only place […]
Read more »Death of 15-year old Worker in Drumheller Tragic Reminder of Alberta’s Unsafe Work Laws
Alberta remains one of the most dangerous places in Canada to work, especially for young workers: AFL Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour is responding to Saturday’s death of […]
Read more »Child labour on government agenda
Tories turning their backs on 120 years of social progress Edmonton – Likely Progressive Conservatives (PC) leadership candidate Thomas Lukaszuk is positioning himself as the proponent of businesses putting 12-year-olds […]
Read more »2014 Executive Summary AFL Submision on Employment Standards Review
2014 Executive Summary AFL Submision on Employment Standards Review
Read more »AFL Sounds Alarm on Expansion of Child Labour
Jobs Minister floats suggestion to increase scope of jobs that 12-year-olds can be hired into Edmonton – Alberta’s largest worker organization is asking the province to take the expansion of […]
Read more »Province probes labour dispute at Whyte Ave. tattoo parlour
The province is investigating claims by nine former employees of a Whyte Avenue tattoo and bodypiercing shop that they didn’t receive severance pay and T4 slips after they were laid […]
Read more »Foreign worker program accepting applications
/A pilot program that would fast-track the immigration process for trades workers began accepting applications Wednesday is a welcome change for the oilsands, says Oil Sands Developers Group Executive Director […]
Read more »Two-tier minimum wage system open to abuse by employers
Swiss Chalet case shows how employers can use weak laws to rip-off workers EDMONTON – Alberta’s poorly written minimum wage laws are subject to abuse, says Nancy Furlong, Secretary Treasurer […]
Read more »Minister must do more to protect Alberta workers; Waiting for complaints to be filed won’t prevent abuse in the workplace, says AFL
EDMONTON – Moves to improve the enforcement of Alberta’s Employment Standards code are welcome, but the government approach is wrong and doesn’t go far enough in protecting workers, says the […]
Read more »Follow the doctor’s orders on H1N1 and lose your job!
AFL calls for changes to Employment Standards Code that would make it easier for people to stay home from work when they’re experiencing swine flu symptoms If the Alberta government […]
Read more »Will Employment Standards review help or hurt workers?
In yesterday’s Throne Speech, the Alberta government announced plans to review the province’s often controversial Employment Standards Code — the law that sets minimum standards for things like overtime, vacations, […]
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