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Cover page for the Discussion Paper on the Review of Labour Standards in the Canada Labour Code

This discussion paper summarizes recommendations from the Federal Labour Standards Review Commission report and includes questions that were aimed at eliciting responses during the consultation process which ended on June 30, 2009. Thank you to all individuals and organizations that participated.

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  1. Responding to the Evolving Workplace
    1. Hours of Work
      1. Overtime
      2. Meal Breaks and Rest Periods
      3. Shiftwork
      4. Exclusion of Managers, Superintendents and Professionals from Hours of Work Rules
      5. Mechanisms to Adjust Working Hours
    2. Annual Vacations
      1. Length of Vacation Leave
      2. Waiver of Vacation Leave
      3. Division of Vacation Leave
      4. Postponement of Vacation Leave
    3. General Holidays
      1. Substitution of General Holidays
      2. Simplifying the Calculation of General Holiday Pay
      3. Method of Compensation for Holiday Work
    4. Minimum Wages
    5. Termination of Employment
      1. Employee Notice of Termination
      2. Severance Pay for Long-Serving Employees
      3. Employees who Resign after Receiving Notice
      4. Pensions and Severance Pay
      5. Group Termination of Employment
    6. Human Rights in the Workplace
      1. Preventing Bullying and Abuse
      2. Workplace Human Rights Committees
    7. Education and Training
      1. Pay for Required Training
      2. Training Bonds
      3. Education Leave
    8. Communicating with Employees
      1. Written Notice of Employment Terms
      2. Deductions from Pay
      3. Easier Calculation of Statutory Benefits
    9. Coverage under Part III
      1. Definition of "Employee" and "Employer"
      2. Autonomous Workers and Independent Contractors
      3. Agency Workers
      4. Temporary and Part-Time Workers
      5. Benefits Bank
      6. Employment of Children
  2. Supporting Working Families
    1. Short-Term Family Responsibility Leave
    2. Long-Term Family Responsibility Leave (Compassionate Care Leave)
    3. Length of Service Requirements for Maternity, Parental and Sick Leave
    4. Flexibility for Parental and Maternity Leave
    5. Time off for Nursing Mothers and Employees with Medical Needs
    6. Right to Request Flexible Work and the Duty to Consider
    7. Bereavement Leave
    8. Leave for Family Victims of Crime
    9. Court Leave
    10. Public Emergency Leave
  3. Smart Compliance
    1. Voluntary Compliance
    2. A New Compliance Structure
    3. A New Adjudicative Structure
    4. Targeting Unfair Employment Practices
    5. Dealing with Other Part III Infractions
    6. Inspectors’ Access to Records
    7. Reporting Work-Related Violations
    8. Collection and Recovery Measures
    9. Complaints from Unionized Employees

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Date Modified:
2012-02-15