Category: Saskatchewan
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Saskatchewan Increases Minimum Wage
Saskatchewan announced that its minimum wage will increase from $11.32 to $11.45 per hour effective October 1, 2020 . . .
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Saskatchewan Regulations re Temporary Layoffs & Pandemic Pay
Saskatchewan filed Regulation 62/2020, amending The Employment Standards Regulations with respect to temporary layoffs and group termination notice . . .
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Saskatchewan Financial Assistance for Employees & Self-Employed
Saskatchewan has published The Self-Isolation Support Program Regulations, which set out financial assistance for employees and self-employed persons who are not eligible for direct support under one of the federal government's programs . . .
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Saskatchewan Regulations re Public Emergencies
Further to my earlier post regarding Bill 207, Saskatchewan has filed Regulation 28/2020, which provides additional details on employee rights during public health emergencies . . .
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Saskatchewan Passes Bill 207 re Public Health Emergency Leave of Absence
Saskatchewan introduced and passed Bill 207, The Saskatchewan Employment (Public Health Emergencies) Amendment Act, 2020, on March 17, 2020. Bill 207 amends The Saskatchewan Employment Act to add new employee protections in response to COVID-19 . . .
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Saskatchewan Passes Bill 200 re Saskatchewan Employment Act
Saskatchewan Bill 200, The Saskatchewan Employment Amendment Act, 2019, received Royal Assent on March 16, 2020 . . .
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Saskatchewan Workplace Safety Strategy
The Saskatchewan government has announced a three-year Fatalities and Serious Injuries Strategy, which was developed by WorkSafe Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan WCB and the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety . . .
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Saskatchewan Introduces Bill 200 re Saskatchewan Employment Act
Saskatchewan introduced Bill 200, The Saskatchewan Employment Amendment Act, 2019, for first reading on November 27, 2019. Bill 200 includes amendments to the employment standards and occupational health and safety provisions in the The Saskatchewan Employment Act . . .
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Year End Review: Employment Standards
This is the first in a series of “Year End Review” posts on Optimize Employment. Today’s post highlights 2019 developments in employment standards across Canada . . .
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Saskatchewan Regulation re Firefighters’ Workers’ Compensation
Saskatchewan's Bill 165, The Workers’ Compensation Amendment Act, 2018 added six new cancers to the list of firefighter's presumed occupational diseases in the Workers’ Compensation Act, 2013 . . .
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