Recent significant changes to the Canada Labour Code came into effect that will have a particular impact on how employers may manage an employee’s work day. This session will provide the information you need to effectively comply and/or anticipate challenges that may arise as well. It will also address the impact of collective agreement rights and possible regulatory exemptions for certain industries. It will cover changes relating to:
- Hours of work
- Standard work day and work week
- Day of rest
- Unpaid breaks
- Medical breaks
- Nursing breaks
- Notice of work schedule
- Notice of shift change
- Scheduling requirements for on-call Employees?
- Overtime
- Right to refuse overtime
- New time off provisions by written agreement
- Policy for addressing refusal of overtime due to family responsibility
- Overtime banking
- Exemptions from standard hours of work
- Averaging and written agreements
- Where are permits required?
- Modified work schedules, compressed work week
- Written agreements on averaging and modified work
- Special hours of work regulations in trucking, railway and broadcasting
- Flexible work arrangements
- Vacation time and pay
- Calculating entitlements to avoid costly mistakes
- Questions to ask to verify compliance with daily and weekly hours of work requirement