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Changes Taking Place Currently, under the Alberta Employment Standards Code (the “Code”), an eligible employee can take up to 16 weeks of long-term illness and injury leave per calendar year. Starting on January 1, 2026, eligible employees will be able to take up to 27 weeks of leave per calendar year. This change aligns with … Continued
Read moreIn this issue: 1) To Track or Not to Track: Your Organization Needs an Electronic Monitoring Policy for That; 2) Kosteckyj v Paramount: Employee had 25 days to Claim Constructive Dismissal; 3) “Quiet Quitting”: Emerging Issues and the Future of Work
Read moreAB Court ruled an employee who was put on an unpaid leave of absence due to refusing to comply with the employer’s mandatory Mask Policy, did not amount to constructive dismissal. Rather, the Court determined that the employee had resigned.
Read moreEffective March 1, 2022 Alberta lifted almost all remaining COVID-19 public health restrictions and is officially in “Step 2” of a three-phased approach in moving towards an endemic and out of the pandemic phase.
Read moreThis Alberta decision is significant for employers across Canada faced with similar claims related to unforeseeable and unpreventable impacts and disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreAlberta’s Restrictions Exemption Program officially ended on February 8, 2022 and Alberta is officially in “Step 1” of a three-phased “Return to Normal” approach.
Read moreAlberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health issued a new order exempting “critical workers” from Alberta’s public health isolation requirements for work-related purposes.
Read moreStage 3 is AB’s final stage in its reopening plan and will result in nearly all current COVID-19 related public health restrictions implemented by AB Health being lifted.
Read moreMandatory work from home order is lifted but remote work is still recommended where possible. Employers must maintain health and safety measures to reasonably address the continuing COVID-19 hazard.
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