Advocacy / Employment Standards
Employment Standards
ACA Policy
We believe in strong, productive relationships between employers and employees, and, where appropriate, between their representatives.
ACA supports Alberta’s current employment standards and views them as generally effective. Any future changes should reduce administrative complexity, support flexible workplace arrangements, and prioritize mediation as the preferred method of resolving disputes.
Occupational Health & Safety Policy
The Association endorses the Alberta Construction Safety Association and recommends that all participants in the industry likewise support its programs as a means of safeguarding the health and safety of those who are involved in construction.
Parties should recognize that a culture of safety requires a partnership of shared responsibility. To be successful, this culture requires an ongoing shared commitment to safety by three partners ‐ employers, individual personnel on jobsites, and the provincial government for regulatory enforcement.
WCB Policy
WCB premiums should be set on an actuarially sound basis so current premiums fully cover the net present value of current and future claim costs, as well as WCB and Appeals Commission administration. Any investment returns that exceed these costs should be returned to employers.
There are several policies regarding the Workers’ Compensation Board. Read ACA’s full policy on WCB, which encapsulates the core of what we feel the WCB should represent.
Archived Employment Standards Articles
- ACA Chair meets with Innovation and Advanced Education / Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour Minister Lori Sigurdson
- ACA Met With Premier’s Office
- Labour Minister Meets With ACA
- Alberta Government Announces Employment Standards Code Review
- Employment Standards Code Review Meeting
- ACA Submits Recommendations on Employment Standards
- Government Legislation to be Introduced on Labour Code and Employment Standards
- ACA Expresses Concern Over Employment Legislation
- ACA Meets With Labour Deputy Minister Over Employment Standards
- Government Responds to ACA Concerns
- ACA Disappointed With Bill 30
- Learn the New Rules on Alberta Employment Standards
- The Coming Changes to Alberta’s Employment Standards Code and Regulation in 2018
- ACA to meet with Employment Standards
- ACA Requests Consultation On Overtime Averaging Agreement
- Government Discusses Code Changes with Industry
- Clarity on New Labour Code Offers Additional Flexibility for Employees
- Industry Taskforce Subcommittee to Examine the Effects of Bill 30
- ACA Sends Congratulations to the Premier and New Ministers
- New Alberta Government’s Throne Speech Heralds New Economic Approach
- ACA Red Tape Reduction Advocacy
Archived Occupational Health & Safety Articles
- OHS Code Review
- ACA Seeks Members Comments on New West Partnership Standard Exception Changes
- ACA Seeks to Reduce OHS Barriers Across New West Partnership
- OHS Code Review Under Way for Safety WCB Committee
- ACA Chair meets with Innovation and Advanced Education / Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour Minister Lori Sigurdson
- ACA Met With Premier’s Office
- ACA Creates Silica Guidelines
- Labour Minister Meets With ACA
- ACA Letter to the Task Force on Marijuana Legalization and Regulation
- OHS Announce an Employers Guide For Worker’s Exposure to Silica
- Government Responds to ACA Concerns
- ACA Expresses Industry Concerns About Marijuana and Workplace Safety
- Alberta Government Announces OHS Review
- OHS Review Survey
- OHS and WCB Reviews Have Alberta’s Construction Associations Concerned
- ACA Submits OHS Review Response to Minister
- ACA Disappointed With Bill 30
- ACA Submission to the OHS on Cannabis Legislation
- ACSA Silica Course Launched
- ACA Submits OHS Regulations Comments
- OH&S Webinars and Introductory Courses Available
- OHS Approvals Process Allows for Different Health and Safety Committee Approaches
- Input Requested on Proposed Code Changes
- ACA Sends Congratulations to the Premier and New Ministers
- ACA Red Tape Reduction Advocacy
- ACA Commends the Removal of Red Tape Created by Joint Worksite Committees
- Reduce Your Future Cost; Offer Your Jobsite for PDA Development & Receive Your Unique PDA
- Construction Industry can request GOA assistance in sourcing of PPE when working on GOA projects
- COR Holders May Request an Extension on their COR Audits
- Alberta Government Covid-19 Workplace Procedures
Archived WCB Articles
- ACA Chair meets with Innovation and Advanced Education / Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour Minister Lori Sigurdson
- ACA Provides Input to Review of WCB
- ACA Met With Premier’s Office
- WCB Review 2016 – Survey Submissions
- Labour Minister Meets With ACA
- ACA Shares Concerns With WCB Review Committee
- Survey Reminder for Members
- ACA Responds to WCB Review Committee
- Industry Task Force Calls for Legislation Surrounding WCB Surplus
- Government Responds to ACA Concerns
- WCB Review Needs Careful Response But Surplus Should Be Refunded
- ACA Response to WCB Review – Your Action Urgently Requested
- OHS and WCB Reviews Have Alberta’s Construction Associations Concerned
- ACA Disappointed With Bill 30
- More Changes to WCB
- ACA announces new partnership with WCB
- ACA Opposes Changes to the WCB Accident Fund
- Industry Taskforce Subcommittee to Examine the Effects of Bill 30
- WCB Releases Self-Assessment Guide
- WCB Announces Premium Rate Hike For 2019
- ACA Sends Congratulations to the Premier and New Ministers
- ACA Red Tape Reduction Advocacy
- COVID 19 and where you can go for up to date information
- WCB Training on the Job Program
- Alberta Government Invites Submissions for WCB and OHS Acts
- WCB Announces 2021 Rates
- WCB COVID Employer Fact Sheets