AB VS FEDERAL LAW
What is Provincial Jurisdiction
In Alberta, what is the minimum cash overtime rate under the basic rules?
What is 1.5 times the regular wage rate.
What is the minimum Alberta vacation pay percentage for an hourly employee in their first year?
What is 4%
How many required general holidays does Alberta have under its basic employment standards?
What is 9.
An Alberta employee breaks expensive equipment through faulty work. Can the employer deduct the repair cost from their pay?
What is no. This is prohibited even with written employee authorization.
A bank branch operates in Sherwood Park. Do Provincial or Federal Standards apply?
What is Federally Regulated Industry.
Does paying an Alberta employee a salary automatically remove their right to overtime?
What is no. Salary alone creates no exemption. The employee's contract determines the employees overtime rate.
An hourly employee has worked for the same Alberta employer for six years. What minimum vacation pay percentage applies?
What is 6%
How many workdays with the same employer satisfy Alberta's general holiday service requirement, and over what period?
What is 30 workdays in the prior 12 months.
Within how many days after a regular Alberta pay period ends must the employee receive their earnings?
What is 10 consecutive days.
Is September 30 a required general holiday under both Alberta and Federal Labour Standards?
No, Alberta is optional, Federal is mandatory.
An Alberta employee earns $25/hour and works 4 overtime hours. How much cash overtime is owed?
What is $150.00 in overtime.
An Alberta hourly employee with two years of service earns $30,000 in vacationable wages. How much vacation pay do they earn?
What is $1,200. $30,000 x 4% = $1,200.
An eligible Alberta employee takes a stat off on a regular workday. Their average daily wage is $100. What holiday pay is owed?
What is $100.
An Alberta pay stub shows only gross pay and net pay. Name two other required details.
What is hours, rate, deductions, period, separate earnings or banked hours.
Under the basic rules, what are the weekly overtime thresholds for Alberta and federally regulated employees?
What is Alberta 44 hours. Federal 40 hours
Under a valid Alberta written overtime banking agreement, what is the minimum paid time off per overtime hour, and the usual deadline to use it?
What is 1 hour to be used within 6 months.
An Alberta employer pays vacation pay on every cheque. Can the employee skip their required annual vacation?
What is no. Paying vacation pay each payday still leaves the obligation to provide and take vacation time.
An eligible Alberta employee works 8 hours on a stat that is a regular workday. They earn $25/hour and their average daily wage is $200. How much does the employer owe the employee for the day?
What is $500. Regular daily rate = $200 plus overtime ($200 x 1.5) = $300
An Alberta employee leaves the business. What two final-pay deadline options may the employer choose between?
What is 10 days after the pay-period end day or 31 days after the last day.
After 10 completed years, what minimum annual vacation time and pay apply to an hourly employee under Alberta rules vs Federal rules?
What is Alberta entitlement is 6% (after 5 years) and Federal is 8% (after 10 years)
An Alberta employee works 10 hours each day, Monday to Friday. Under the basic 8/44 rule, how many overtime hours are owed?
What is 10. 5 x 2 =10 weekly and 50 - 44 = 6 weekly. Use the larger total in Alberta.
An Alberta hourly employee with six years of service earns $50,000 in regular wages plus $5,000 in overtime pay. Vacation pay is paid each payday. What minimum vacation pay applies to these earnings?
What is $3,000. $50,000 x 6%. Overtime is not included in the vacation pay calculation.
An eligible Alberta employee works irregular days and worked 4 of the previous 9 Mondays. A Monday stat arrives and they work 6 hours at $20/hour. What is owed under the basic holiday rules?
What is $180. No stat pay because they didn't work the minimum of 5 of the last 9 Mondays to qualify.
A payroll calculation error overpaid an Alberta employee two months ago. Can the employer recover it through a deduction without written employee authorization? What must happen first?
What is yes after written notice.