Effective January 1, 2018, certain sections of Alberta’s Employment Standards Code and Regulation apply to the agricultural sector. These rules only apply to farms and ranches with waged, non-family employees. They have no effect on friends and neighbours helping each other as they have done for decades. Nor do they affect youth doing chores or participating in activities such as 4-H.

Employers and employees can learn about these changes by participating in free online webinars that have live Q&A opportunities. Capacity has been increased to 250 per session.

See all the webinars dates and save yourself a seat by registering today at alberta.ca/eswebinars. 

For more information

The Employment Standards website is the best place to start.

An updated employer tool kit and worksite posters are available here.

Order your hard copy materials by submitting an online form or calling the Employment Standards Contact Centre at 780-427-3731 or toll-free at 1-877-427-3731. 

Provided by the Government of Alberta