Facts & Information

Document Title and Description	Date (dd/mm/yy)	Format
Adolescents (12, 13 and 14 years of age) The Employment Standards Regulation sets out the requirements and conditions for employment of adolescents (12-14 years of age). Fact Sheet 24.	01/07/05
Ambulance Attendants This fact sheet identifies the minimum employment standards for ambulance attendants. Fact Sheet 16.	01/10/01
Bankruptcies The federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act sets out the rights and obligations of parties involved in bankruptcy or other insolvency proceedings. Fact Sheet 22.	01/10/01
Collecting an Employment Standards Judgment The Order of Officer issued on your behalf against your former employer has been filed with the Court of Queen’s Bench and has the same legal status as a judgment of that Court. Fact Sheet 14.	20/06/06
Commission Pay Plans This Fact Sheet applies primarily to employees who are paid in whole or part by commission and defines common terminology, explains processes unique to the payment of commission and outlines policy used by Employment Standards to determine if minimum standards under the Employment Standards Code have been met. Fact Sheet 8A.	01/09/05
Compassionate Care Compassionate care is the provision of care to a gravely ill or dying spouse or common-law partner, child or parent who has a significant risk of death within six months. Fact Sheet 28.	20/06/06
Complaint Resolution Process This document will help you understand the process used by Employment Standards when a complaint is filed. Fact Sheet 10.	01/12/03
Compressed Work Week Arrangement An employer may require or permit an employee to work a compressed work week, consisting of fewer work days in the work week and more hours of work in a work day paid at the employee’s regular wage rate. Fact Sheet 7.	01/10/01
Construction and Brush Clearing (Vacation Pay and General Holiday Pay) This Fact Sheet explains vacation pay and general holiday pay entitlements for construction and brush clearing occupations. Fact Sheet 5.	01/10/01
Construction Industry (Overtime and Overtime Pay, Vacation Pay, General Holiday Pay and Termination Pay) This fact sheet summarizes various issues from the Employment Standards Code and Regulation that apply to the construction industry. Fact Sheet 25.	01/10/01
Deductions for Board, Lodging and Uniforms The Employment Standards Regulation limits the amount that an employer may deduct from an employee’s wages, or receive from an employee for meals, lodging and uniforms or other work clothing. Fact Sheet 18.	01/09/05
Direct Sellers This fact sheet applies to employers and employees involved in a direct selling business within the meaning of the Direct Selling Business Licensing Regulation under the Fair Trading Act. Fact Sheet 19.	01/09/05
Domestic Employment This fact sheet outlines the minimum standards for persons employed to do work in the employer’s residence, for the care, comfort and convenience of members of that residence. Fact Sheet 11.	01/09/05
Education and Compliance Initiative The Education and Compliance Initiative focuses on promoting awareness and ensuring employers are in compliance with the requirements contained in the Employment Standards Code and Regulation. Fact Sheet 23.	01/10/01
General Holidays and General Holiday Pay This Fact Sheet outlines Alberta's statutory holidays and provides a flow-chart and frequently asked questions about payment of earnings for general holidays. Fact Sheet 1.	02/01/06
Geophysical Exploration (Hours of Work, Overtime and Other Standards) This fact sheet is intended to provide answers to the most commonly asked questions about the minimum standards for the geophysical exploration industry. Fact Sheet 17.	01/10/01
Hours of Work and Overtime Compensation This Fact Sheet explains hours of work and overtime compensation entitlements. Fact Sheet 3.	01/12/03
Incentive-Based Pay and Minimum Compensation Entitlement This Fact Sheet applies primarily to employees who are paid in whole or part by incentive-based pay and who are subject to the Employment Standards Code’s provisions regarding recording of hours of work, and payment of overtime, vacation pay and general (statutory) holiday pay. This Fact Sheet explains the process used to determine if earnings paid to employees under an incentive-based pay plan have met the minimum requirements under the Code for the payment of wages, overtime and general holiday pay. Fact Sheet 8.	01/09/05
Maternity Leave and Parental Leave Alberta legislation entitles employees, who qualify, to a period of leave without pay at the end of which they must be reinstated in their old or equivalent job.  Fact Sheet 2.	01/09/03
Minimum Wage The minimum wage for employees is established in the Employment Standards Regulation. Fact Sheet 27.	01/09/05
Minimum Wage Exemption Permits for Persons With Disabilities Section 67 of the Employment Standards Code gives the Director of Employment Standards the authority to issue a permit to an employer to pay a prospective employee less than the minimum wage if the prospective employee has a disability. Fact Sheet 12.	01/04/05
Oilwell Servicing (Hours of Work, Overtime and Other Standards) This fact sheet provides answers to the most commonly asked questions about the minimum standards for the oilwell servicing industry. Fact Sheet 13.	01/09/05
Overtime Agreements An overtime agreement allows overtime hours to be banked and subsequently taken off with regular pay instead of overtime pay. Fact Sheet 9.	01/10/01
Payment of Earnings The Employment Standards Code sets out the rules for the payment of earnings to employees. Earnings include wages, overtime pay, vacation pay, general holiday pay and termination pay. Fact Sheet 26.	03/11/03
Receiverships Receiverships are covered under both the federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act as well as Alberta’s Business Corporations Act. Fact Sheet 21.	01/04/03
Residential Care and Home Care Effective April 1, 2004, an amendment to the Employment Standards Regulation removes the requirement for permits in the residential care and home care industries. Fact Sheet 29.	01/09/05
Termination for Just Cause Involving Abuse of Vulnerable Individuals This fact sheet outlines how complaints for termination pay from employees who are alleged to have abused vulnerable individuals will be dealt with. Fact Sheet 15.	01/09/03
Termination of Employment and Temporary Layoff This Fact Sheet explains what notice or pay in lieu of notice (termination pay) the Employment Standards Code requires an employer to give to an employee whose employment is being terminated. Fact Sheet 4.	01/06/05
Umpire Hearings Instructions on appealing orders, collection notices, permits, etc. to an umpire.  Fact Sheet 30.	20/06/06
Vacations and Vacation Pay Questions and answers on vacation pay and entitlements. Fact Sheet 6.	01/10/01
Young Persons (15, 16 and 17 years of age) The Employment Standards Regulation sets out the requirements and conditions for employment of young persons (15-17 years of age). Fact Sheet 24A.	01/07/05