The Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act of PEI has been passed but is not yet in force. The province will be phasing in the legislation over the next few months by starting with recruiter licencing, then followed by the employer registry.
Sections 5(1) to 5(3) of the Employment Standards Act, which mandates the board to review the minimum wage each year, reads as follows: 5. (1) The board, subject to the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, shall by order (a) fix one minimum wage for all employees; (b)...
Pay In general, an employee subject to the act must receive at least the minimum rate of hourly pay or equivalent. Contact the Branch at (902) 368-5550 for details on the current minimum wage rate. An employee must be paid either in lawful currency of Canada, by a cheque drawn...
Employers cannot seek pay history information from applicants A new section (5.8) has been added to the Employment Standards Act that provides that no employer may seek pay history information about an applicant. Applicant may still voluntarily and without prompting disclose pay...
The Employment Standards Act Comprehensive Review Panel has been tasked with completing a review of the Employment Standards Act as well as its associated regulations, and Youth Employment Act. The Review Panel was appointed and began work in October, 2021. What's Happening Now...
This is an unpaid leave of absence from work, which continues as long as an employee cannot perform their work-duties because of a public emergency. This leave only applies when a government agency declares an emergency because of a weather emergency, natural disaster, public...
Effective November 1, 2019, this leave provides up to three days of paid leave and an additional seven days of unpaid leave, in a twelve-month period, for employees to address the consequences of domestic violence, intimate partner violence or sexual violence. An employee can use...