ACA Disappointed With Bill 30
The government of Alberta announced Monday a comprehensive piece of legislation addressing perceived concerns around updating Worker’s Compensation Board and Occupational Health and Safety. The Government suggests these reviews, legislation and code changes are intended to bring fairness and better service for workers. During the process to create this legislation the government advocated that they […]
Government Responds to ACA Concerns
Because of concerns raised by members over Employment Standards legislation in May, the Labour Deputy Minister sat down with ACA leadership on June 1 to explain what the Employment Standards changes would mean to the industry. The government responded to ACA concerns and indicated that no changes will be made to construction industry provisions in […]
ACA Meets With Labour Deputy Minister Over Employment Standards
On Thursday June 1, ACA Chair Paul Heyens, Executive Director Ken Gibson, Policy Analyst Jonathan Williams, and Kent Dietrich met with Jeff Parr Deputy Minister of Labour. The meeting was highlighted with a discussion surrounding the new Employment Standards changes and how it will affect the industry. This was in part a response on the concerns […]
ACA Expresses Concern Over Employment Legislation
On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 the Government of Alberta announced Bill 17, the new Labour legislation. Alberta Construction Association is concerned with this legislation and what it means for employers and taxpayers. The industry specific needs of construction are important factors which we are concerned the new legislation overlooks. ACA Chair Paul Heyens said, “Construction […]
Government Legislation to be Introduced on Labour Code and Employment Standards
The Alberta government on Wednesday May 24, are set to introduce legislation which will bring forward changes to the labour code and Employment standards. ACA will be in the briefing and will be preparing further comment once the full extent of the changes are made known to us. The government began seeking public consultation […]
ACA Submits Recommendations on Employment Standards
On Monday, April 10, ACA sent in recommendations on employment standards which responds to the concerns expressed by the government and the review committee. Family-Friendly Standards: ACA recommends that the Employment Standards Code continue to incorporate specific recognition of terms reflective of the unique needs of the construction industry. Job-Protected Leaves: ACA believes current leave […]
Employment Standards Code Review Meeting
On Monday, April 3, the government of Alberta brought stakeholders together to address concerns about the Employment Standards Code and why now is the time to review it. Executive Director Ken Gibson attended the meeting on behalf of ACA and its members. Points made at the meeting: The Code needs to recognize differences across industries […]
Alberta Government Announces Employment Standards Code Review
On Monday, March 13, 2017 the Alberta government announced a new survey of Albertans around the Employment Standards Code Review. This survey is due April 18, 2017. You can find a copy of the review here. You can find a copy of ACA’s previous comments to the government regarding the 2014 review here. You can […]
Labour Minister Meets With ACA
On July 14, ACA Chair Paul Verhesen, and Executive Director Ken Gibson met with Labour Minister Christina Gray at the Legislature. At the meeting ACA complimented the government regarding their work previously on Prompt Pay. Also, they discussed the work that had been done on Silica. ACA expressed our concerns about the WCB review process […]
ACA Met With Premier’s Office
ACA Chair Paul Verhesen, Past Chair Scott Matheson and Executive Director Ken Gibson met with the Premier’s office last Friday. The reason for the meeting was to raise a number of issues with the government. Fort McMurray was upper most to the discussion as they discussed how best to help the citizens. Scott Matheson recommended […]