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Employment Standards Inspectors

Inspektorzy standardu zatrudnienia tymczasowych pracownikow w Albercie:

Z powodu  skarg skladanych do rzadu  dotyczacych tego, ze pracownicy na kontraktach nie sa traktowani wedlug praw ktore nalozyl na pracodawce rzad  otwarte zostalo biuro, gdzie zglaszac nalezy nieodpowiednie traktowanie pracownikow przebywajacych  na kontraktach w Kanadzie:

December 10, 2007
Alberta increases protection for temporary foreign workers
Province steps up enforcement measures and opens two advisory offices
Edmonton... The Alberta government has set up two special advisory offices for temporary foreign workers and established a team of inspectors to help ensure they are being treated fairly in their workplaces.

“Temporary foreign workers are helping to fill a critical need in our province. It is essential that they are treated fairly,” said Iris Evans, Minister of Employment, Immigration and Industry. “While these workers are protected by the same laws as other Alberta workers, they may be more vulnerable to exploitation. They may, for example, be unfamiliar with Alberta law. The steps we are taking today will allow us to be more proactive in our enforcement activities and will ensure these workers have somewhere to go when they need help.”

The two temporary foreign worker advisory offices, the first of their kind in Canada, will provide one-stop access to information and services for temporary workers. This includes help resolving employment standards or occupational health and safety issues, and other support. Concerns that fall outside employment standards and workplace safety - such as housing issues and illegal recruitment fees - will be referred to and followed up by the appropriate authorities. The offices are located in Edmonton and Calgary and can be accessed by telephone or in person. Each is staffed with two advisors.

In addition, eight experienced employment standards officers - four in Edmonton and four in Calgary - have been appointed to investigate complaints from temporary foreign workers, as well as carry out inspections of companies that employ them. These inspections will ensure foreign workers receive the wages, overtime, general holiday and vacation pay to which they are entitled.

Non-compliance with employment standards could result in orders, audits and/or prosecutions. The majority of employers do comply with the law. Where there are contraventions, most employers tend to work with our officers to correct the situation. Education is a key component of the program. Employers and employees will be offered the opportunity to participate in an employment standards workshop.

The cost of the advisory offices and inspectors is $1 million annually. An additional $700,000 will be invested to promote these new services to temporary foreign workers and their employers.

Enhancing employment standards programs is part of Premier Ed Stelmach’s plan to secure Alberta’s future by building communities, greening our growth and creating opportunity.

Attachment: See attached backgrounder Temporary foreign workers in Alberta

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The following document has been posted to the Government of Alberta website to view this document online and/or additional information/backgrounder http://www.alberta.ca//acn/200712/22713C4CD5800-031F-138B-1C4E2B616DA32274.html