{"id":47,"date":"2024-11-18T16:42:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T16:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bctgmlocal252.com\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2025-01-23T19:21:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T19:21:56","slug":"helpful-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bctgmlocal252.com\/?page_id=47","title":{"rendered":"Helpful Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<p class=\"\">Here is a list of some information for workers in Alberta to be familiar with.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The websites below give guidance on the rights and responsibilities of employees and their employers, in this province and across the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 10px;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Note: The websites will open in a new window.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><style>#sp-ea-364 .spcollapsing { height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition-property: height;transition-duration: 300ms;}#sp-ea-364{ position: relative; }#sp-ea-364 .ea-card{ opacity: 0;}#eap-preloader-364{ position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; height: 100%;width: 100%; text-align: center;display: flex; align-items: center;justify-content: center;}#sp-ea-364.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #1b1464; }#sp-ea-364.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a {color: #1b1464;}#sp-ea-364.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.sp-collapse>.ea-body {background: #ffffff; color: #000000;}#sp-ea-364.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {background: #ffffff;}#sp-ea-364.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a .ea-expand-icon { float: left; color: #1b1464;font-size: 16px;}<\/style><div id=\"sp_easy_accordion-1737658346\"><div id=\"sp-ea-364\" class=\"sp-ea-one sp-easy-accordion\" data-ea-active=\"ea-click\" data-ea-mode=\"vertical\" data-preloader=\"1\" data-scroll-active-item=\"\" data-offset-to-scroll=\"0\"><div id=\"eap-preloader-364\" class=\"accordion-preloader\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bctgmlocal252.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/easy-accordion-free\/public\/assets\/ea_loader.svg\" alt=\"Loader image\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-3640\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse3640\" aria-controls=\"collapse3640\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Alberta Employment Standards<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse3640\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-3640\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Provincial: Alberta<\/p><p>Employment standards rules set out the minimum standards that employers must provide to employees. There are rules for\u00a0payment of wages,\u00a0hours of work,\u00a0overtime,\u00a0vacations,\u00a0general holidays,\u00a0leaves,\u00a0termination of employment\u00a0and other areas. In this section, find detailed information on the rights and obligations of employers and employees in Alberta.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1b1464\"><a style=\"color: #1b1464\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alberta.ca\/employment-standards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Employment Standards in Alberta<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-368 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bctgmlocal252.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cpe-government-of-alberta-logo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bctgmlocal252.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cpe-government-of-alberta-logo-1.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bctgmlocal252.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cpe-government-of-alberta-logo-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/225;\" \/><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-3641\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse3641\" aria-controls=\"collapse3641\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Alberta Federation of Labour<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse3641\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-3641\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Provincial: Alberta<\/p><p>To find out what Unions Do - visit AFL.<\/p><p>Workers seek unionization as a group to ensure that their collective power is able to withstand the overwhelming power of employers, causing a fair balance within the workplace.<\/p><p>Unions are still ensuring that workplaces are improved as they evolve, and the lives of Albertan\u2019s change. Unions are able to create a specific set of laws in a workplace called a collective agreement, that will ensure employees are treated with the respect that they deserve, all while employers remain profitable and productive enough to share those returns with the employees that keep the business running.<\/p><p>Unions have been successful in improving wages, benefits, pensions, and safer workplaces for over a century.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1b1464\"><a style=\"color: #1b1464\" href=\"https:\/\/afl.org\/know-your-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alberta Federation of Labour<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-370 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bctgmlocal252.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Alb-Federation-of-Lab.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"203\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bctgmlocal252.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Alb-Federation-of-Lab.png 450w, https:\/\/bctgmlocal252.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Alb-Federation-of-Lab-300x135.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/203;\" \/><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-3642\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse3642\" aria-controls=\"collapse3642\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Alberta Labour Relations Board<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse3642\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-3642\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Provincial: Alberta<\/p><p>The Alberta Labour Relations Board is the independent and impartial tribunal responsible for the day-to-day application and interpretation of Alberta's labour laws. It processes applications and holds hearings. The Board actively encourages dispute resolution, employs officers for investigations and makes major policy decisions. There are Board offices in both Edmonton and Calgary.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1b1464\"><a style=\"color: #1b1464\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alrb.gov.ab.ca\/aboutboard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alberta Labour Relations Board<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-369 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bctgmlocal252.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Alb-Labour-Rel-Board.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"102\" height=\"70\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 102px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 102\/70;\" \/><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-3643\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse3643\" aria-controls=\"collapse3643\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Alberta Occupational Health and Safety<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse3643\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-3643\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Provincial: Alberta<\/p><p>Occupational health and safety is crucial for safeguarding workers' well-being.<\/p><p>It encompasses preventive measures, regulations and training to minimize workplace hazards, injuries and illnesses. Effective occupational health and safety programs prioritize risk assessment, hazard control, and employee engagement, fostering a culture of safety. Ensuring workers' physical and mental well-being not only protects them but also supports jobs and Alberta\u2019s economy.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1b1464\"><a style=\"color: #1b1464\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alberta.ca\/occupational-health-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OHS Alberta<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-368 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bctgmlocal252.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cpe-government-of-alberta-logo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bctgmlocal252.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cpe-government-of-alberta-logo-1.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bctgmlocal252.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cpe-government-of-alberta-logo-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/225;\" \/><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-3644\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse3644\" aria-controls=\"collapse3644\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse3644\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-3644\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Canada<\/p><p>This website put together has information for all workers to know the laws, their rights, and find programs to ensure health and safety on the job. Information here is for workers all across Canada.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1b1464\"><a style=\"color: #1b1464\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ccohs.ca\/topics\/workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-367 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bctgmlocal252.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ccohs-cchst-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"88\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bctgmlocal252.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ccohs-cchst-logo.jpg 372w, https:\/\/bctgmlocal252.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ccohs-cchst-logo-300x71.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 372px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 372\/88;\" \/><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-3645\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse3645\" aria-controls=\"collapse3645\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Canadian Labour Congress<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse3645\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-3645\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>The Canadian Labour Congress is the largest labour organization in Canada, bringing together dozens of national and international unions, provincial and territorial federations of labour and community-based labour councils to represent more than 3 million workers across the country.<\/p><p>Learn about fair working conditions, pay and benefits, retirement security, gender equality, and other important topics.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1b1464\"><a style=\"color: #1b1464\" href=\"https:\/\/canadianlabour.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Labour Congress<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-365 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bctgmlocal252.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CLC.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"128\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 213px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 213\/128;\" \/><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-3646\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse3646\" aria-controls=\"collapse3646\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Canadian Workplace Health and Safety<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse3646\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-3646\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p>Government of Canada<\/p><p>Information here is for all workers across Canada to learn about workplace hazards, rights and responsibilities, health and wellness, injury prevention, compensation and the federal Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1b1464\"><a style=\"color: #1b1464\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/services\/jobs\/workplace\/health-safety.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Workplace Health and Safety<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-366 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bctgmlocal252.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Canda.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"188\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 268px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 268\/188;\" \/><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a list of some information for workers in Alberta to be familiar with. 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