• About the Employment Standards
• Who do we serve
• The Complaint Process and the Labour and Employment Board

Fact Sheets

• Payroll Keeping Requirements
• Rules of Payment
• Minimum Wage and Weekly Rest Period
  A. Minimum Reporting Wage
  B. Examples
• Paid Public Holidays
• Notice of Dismissal, Layoff or Termination
• Vacations and Vacation Pay
• Maternity Leave
• Child Care Leave
• Bereavement Leave
• Employment of Children
• Unfair Employer Action
• Equal Pay for Equal Work
• Court Leave
• Family Responsibility
• Sick Leave
• Compassionate Care Leave

Act and Regulations

• New Brunswick Acts and Regulations
• Employment Standards Act
• Regulations
• General
• Minimum Wage
• Minimum Wage for Categories of Employees in Crown Construction work
• Minimum Wage for Counsellor and Program Staff at Residential Summer Camps

Other Links

• Industrial Relations (http://www.gnb.ca/0110/0001e.htm)
• New Brunswick Human Rights Commission (http://www.gnb.ca/hrc-cdp/)
• Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (http://www.whscc.nb.ca/)
• Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/)
• National Website for Labour Jurisdiction Information Exchange (http://www.labour-info-travail.org/E_main.cfm)

On-Line Forms

• Authorization to Employ a Child (PDF file)
• On-Line Complaint Form

Contact Us

Frequent Questions

• What is Minimum Wage in New Brunswick?
• When is an employee entitled to Overtime Pay?
• Is an employee entitled to a break?
• Employment Insurance Benefits and the Record of Employment
• Discrimination/Sexual Harassment/Harassment
• What is Vacation Pay and how much Vacation Time is an employee entitled to?
• What are the Paid Public Holidays in New Brunswick?
• Who qualifies for Paid Public Holiday pay?
• Who is entitled to receive notice of layoff/termination?
• How does an employer dismiss an employee for cause?
• Does an employer need "just cause" to dismiss an employee?
• Who is entitled to Sick Leave?
• What are the Maternity Leave and Child Care Leave standards?