A Guide to Rights and Responsibilities in Alberta Workplaces (People, Skills and Workplace Resources)

This publication is for people new to their workplace role. You could be a young person applying for your very fi rst job. You could be an immigrant applying for your fi rst job in Alberta. Or you may be a small business owner or manager new to the process of hiring or supervising staff. Whatever your role in the workplace, the laws of Alberta and Canada have rules about hiring, working and dismissing or laying off employees. There is another way to think of these rules—workplace rights and responsibilities. Sometimes they apply to workers. Sometimes they apply to employers. And sometimes they apply to both.
This book describes the workplace rights and responsibilities written in Alberta laws and codes, particularly the following:
• Employment Standards Code
• Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act
• Occupational Health and Safety Code
• Workers’ Compensation Act
• Labour Relations Code
• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
• Personal Information Protection Act.


Contents:
Front Cover
Copyright
Who Is This Publication For?
The Rules:what Is Covered?
Some Exceptions
Table Of Contents
Before The Job Starts
Pre-hiring Rights And Obligations
Rules For Hiring Young People
On The Job
Special Needs And Circumstances
Getting Paid — How Much?
Getting Paid—when And How?
Pay Records
Taking Time Off While Working
Safety On The Job
Workers’ Compensation
Right To Organize And Belong To Unions
Protecting Personal Information And Privacy
Leaving The Job
Leaving A Job Temporarily
Leaving A Job Permanently
Making Complaints— How Long Do You Have?
Key Contacts and Resources
Making The Right Call—key Workplace Contacts
Alberta Employment And Immigration
Other Government Of Alberta Resources
Government Of Canada Resources
Notes