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Paid Education Leave Course Names and Codes
Paid Education Leave CODE Course Name PACIN Accident & Incident Investigation PARB Arbitration for Leadership PBIWOC1 Black, Indigenous & Workers of Colour Leadership Program - Week 1 PBIWOC2 Black...
2025 PEL Schedule
PEL Schedule - Port Elgin September - December, 2025 To Register: @email September 7-12, 2025 Registration Deadline: July 25, 2025 Collective Bargaining Conflict Resolution Ergonomics -...
Bill 32: The worst of U.S. labour law comes to Alberta
What is Bill 32? Bill 32 is new legislation tabled by Premier Jason Kenney on July 6 that introduces sweeping changes to Alberta labour law and workplace rights. It is an attack on workers’ rights...
Changes to Alberta’s employment standards code and labour relations code (Bill 32)
Bill 32, the so-called Restoring Balance in Alberta’s Workplaces Act was first tabled on July 7 and quickly forced through the legislature into law by July 29. It makes sweeping changes to Alberta’s...
Fightback factsheet issue #4 Bill 47 and safety training
Background Bill 47 upsets the well-established “hierarchy of controls” (elimination, substitution, engineering or administrative controls). Instead of properly mitigating workplace hazards, it...
Fightback factsheet issue #5 Bill 47 and reinstating injured workers
Background One of the key changes in Bill 47 is the removal of an employer’s obligation to re-employ injured workers when they are ready to return to work. The omnibus bill puts employer profits ahead...
Fightback factsheet issue #2 Bill 47 and joint health and safety committees
Role of Joint Health and Safety Committees One of the most important battles Alberta workers have won is the right to be involved in the workplace decisions that impact our safety. This generally...
Fightback factsheet issue #6 Bill 47 and injured workers benefits
Background Bill 47 removes many legal responsibilities of employers to workers. One change is the removal of the critical responsibility for employers to pay health and dental benefits to workers off...
Fighback Factsheet Issue #7 Bill 32 and overtime averaging
Background Bill 32, the so-called Restoring Balance in Alberta’s Workplaces Act, was passed into law on July 29, 2020. It permits overtime pay or time-off entitlements to be averaged over a 52-week...