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more information for workplace consultantsInformation on how to become a land agent and how land agents must conduct themselves when negotiating with landowners.
more information for land agentsStandards that affect both employers and employees, and what each needs to know about fairness in the workplace.
more about Employment StandardsPromotes health and safety through partnerships, education and enforcement of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
more about Occupational Health and SafetyInformation and resources to support collective bargaining relationships.
more about Labour RelationsWorks with Alberta’s professional organizations (except those in the health, teaching and legal professions) to ensure they serve and protect the public interest.
more about Professions and OccupationsAlberta courts sent a strong message in 2011 that workplace health and safety must not be compromised. The penalty total of more than $3.4 million is the second highest ever, doubling the $1.7 million collected in 2010.
Alberta has announced three new measures to help improve fairness in the workplace. Six new Employment Standards officers are being hired and the province will make greater use of external auditors to expedite complaint investigations. In addition, a unique new package of information outlining the rights and responsibilities of employers is now available. The Employment Standards Tool Kit for Employers contains concise explanations of Alberta’s Employment Standards Code and Regulation, including real-world examples, best practice guidelines, templates, checklists and sample letters.
Alberta’s general minimum wage will increase to $9.40 per hour effective September 1. At the same time, a new minimum wage of $9.05 per hour will be implemented for employees who serve liquor as a part of their regular job. A new mechanism for calculating future increases to minimum wage will also come into effect.
Alberta’s 10,000 volunteer firefighters will be able to claim 14 types of cancer as work-related under changes being made to the Workers’ Compensation Act. The change will give volunteer firefighters equal treatment as Alberta’s full-time firefighters.
Alberta firefighters will now be able to claim prostate, breast, skin and multiple myeloma cancers with WCB claims under expanded coverage announced today by Employment and Immigration Minister Thomas Lukaszuk.
For 10 straight years Alberta’s lost-time claim rate has declined and it now at its lowest point in 20 years.
