Almost all employees in Alberta fall under the jurisdiction of
provincial labour standards.
Not exact matches
Existing leave provisions under
provincial employment or
labour standards legislation remain unchanged by Budget 2017.
If she is fired, even one day before her leave begins,
provincial ministries of
labour, which enforce employment
standards, will not intervene.
However,
provincial and territorial employment /
labour standards legislation are responsible for providing and regulating the actual leave component.
First, Canadian employers are subject to
provincial or federal
labour and employment laws, which set out minimum
standards for virtually all employment relationships.
It's fair to say that employers across Ontario were prepared for the
provincial government to introduce at least some
labour reforms as part of the Changing Workplaces Review, which put everything from the province's employment
standards to human rights legislation under the microscope.
Entitlements for job protected leaves for provincially regulated employees continue under the applicable
provincial employment or
labour standards legislation.
In the absence of changes to
provincial or territorial employment /
labour standards legislation, an employer faced with a request by an employee to grant an extended maternity / parental leave to match the period in which the employee is entitled to EI benefits for 18 months, may have to decline the request or accommodate the employee.