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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 6 Minutes Read June 9, 2017

Alberta employment and labour law reforms passed

On June 7, 2017, outside of House sitting, Bill 17, Fair and Family-friendly Workplaces Act received royal assent. This means effective January 1, 2018, most of the new rules updating employment and labour law in union and non-union Alberta workplace will come into force.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll, Union Relations / Alberta Employment Standards Code, bereavement leave, Bill 17, citizenship ceremony leave, Compassionate Care Leave, Critical Illness of Child leave, Death or Disappearance of a Child leave, dependent contractors, domestic violence leave, employment law, employment standards code, Fair and Family-friendly Workplaces Act, hours of work, Labour Relations Code, Long-term Illness and Injury leave, maternity leave, overtime, Personal and Family Responsibility leave, secret ballot, Statutory holiday pay

By Cristina Lavecchia | < 1 Minutes Read June 8, 2017

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: Ontario Employment Standards Act reforms underway; employees awarded $15,000 each in moral damages against employer; and upcoming employment and labour law changes in Alberta.

Article by Cristina Lavecchia / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll, Union Relations / Bill 148, Bill 17, Changing Workplace Review, damages, employment law, employment standards act, employment standards code, Fair and Family-friendly Workplaces Act, Labour Relations Code, unpaid overtime, wrongful dismissal

By Jeff Dutton, Dutton Employment Law | 4 Minutes Read February 27, 2017

Termination clause and the importance of the word “minimum”

Employees are entitled to reasonable notice upon termination of their employment. However, a termination clause contained in an employment contract may oust the employer’s obligation to provide reasonable notice, so long as the termination clause actually limits the employee’s entitlement to notice, without violating employment standards.

Article by Jeff Dutton, Dutton Employment Law / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll, Union Relations / Clarke v. Insight Components (Canada) Inc., employee termination, employment law, employment standards act, employment standards code, Kosowan v Concept Electric, Miller v. A.B.M. Canada Inc., Nutting v Franklin Templeton Investments Corp, Termination clause, termination of employment

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