Rights and Responsibilities

Find links to information about Alberta employment regulations, legislation and standards to make your workplace safe and productive.

• Employment Standards Find out about the minimum wage, hours of work, holidays, vacations, maternity and parental leave and other employment rights and responsibilities.
• Workplace Health and Safety Learn about the Work Safe Alberta campaign, occupational health and safety training and how employers and workers can cooperate to keep the workplace safe.
• Alberta Labour Relations Board Learn about this independent, impartial tribunal that administers and interprets labour laws that affect unionized workplaces.
• Employment Insurance (EI) Get information for workers and employers, including work search links and how to apply for EI online.
• My Rights as a Worker Find out about Canadian labour standards that relate to your employment situation, including rights and responsibilities of employees in federally regulated industries.

Publications and Tip Sheets

View these and other related tip sheets:

• Human Rights and You: What Can Employers Ask?
• First Job or New Job? What You Need to Know About Employment Standards
• Sexual Harassment: What You Need to Know

Order these and other publications online:

• Your Rights and Responsibilities at Work
• English Express: Employment Law Protects Workers
• Working in Alberta: A guide for internationally trained and educated immigrants

More Resources

Safe and Fair Workplaces Find links to topics on workplace fairness and safety standards in Alberta and regulations regarding temporary foreign workers, employment standards, collective bargaining agreements and more.

Workplace Rights and Responsibilities (Poster) Use this poster to inform workers of their workplace rights and responsibilities so they can make the work environment safer and more productive.