Collective Liability

All employers who operate in industries covered by the Act pay the cost of the insurance. The provincial government DOES NOT FUND THE WCB. Employers

pay all premiums.

Fair Compensation

Workers receive benefits based on the type of work-related injury, the seriousness of the injury, and how it

affects their ability to earn wages.

First Payer

The WCB is responsible for compensating injured workers for work-related injuries even though they may receive benefits

from other sources (e.g. Canada Pension Plan)

….means that WCB will pay an insurance claim even though the injured worker may

also get benefits from somewhere else.

Exclusive Jurisdiction

Across Canada, each WCB governs, manages & decides matters related to its province’s Workers’ Compensation Act.

….. Means that each province decides/manages their own Worker’s

Compensation Act.

WCB does NOT HAVE an AGE LIMIT for coverage!

IF employers DO NOT PAY THEIR PREMIUMS – their workers ARE STILL COVERED when a workplace injury happens! WCB will make employers pay premiums they owe.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS CODE(ESC)

SETS MINIMUM STANDARDS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR ADULTS, YOUNG PERSONS, & ADOLESCENTS

DEALS WITH: MATERNITY/PARENTAL LEAVE

# OF WORK HOURS MANDATORY REST HOURS OVERTIME PAY & VACATION PAY

Maternity/Parental Leave

NEED 600 HOURS (ON PREVIOUS JOB) TO QUALIFY52 WEEKS IN CANADA

FIRST 15 WEEKS (STARTING DAY OF BIRTH) = MATERNITY LEAVE

NEXT 52 WEEKS = PARENTAL LEAVE (SO, DAD COULD STEP IN AT THIS STEP)

Pay’t based on previous income

ADOLESCENT: ANYONE AGED 12 – 14 YEARS

May be employed to: make deliveries for a retail store deliver newspapers or flyers be a clerk in an office or retail store perform some jobs in the restaurant & food services

industry (if not injurious to the adolescent’s life, health, education, or welfare

The parent or guardian of any adolescent must agree to the employment & provide WRITTEN consent to the employer.

They can only work 2 hours on a school day & up to 8 hours on a non-school day.

They cannot work between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.

ADOLESCENT: (12 -14 yr old)

• CANNOT DO THE FOLLOWING JOBS: BE A WELDING HELPER

OPERATE A FORKLIFT

9 p.m. – Midnight: Must work with 1 or more adults Midnight – 6 a.m.: CANNOT be employed in any retail store selling food/ beverages/other merchandise a retail business selling gasoline or other petroleum products a hotel/motel/inn, etc. CAN be employed in any other business but MUST be in presence of

one or more adults

MUST HAVE the WRITTEN PERMISSION of the young person’s parent or guardian.

YOUNG PERSON: ANYONE AGED 15 – 17

YEARS

Minimum Wage is currently $10.20 / hour(set by Alberta Government)

Time to doAssignment 3

(at end of Unit 10)