A group examining applying employment standards to Alberta’s agriculture sector recommends that farm workers should not get overtime pay.
The Employment Standards Technical Working Group has been reviewing the standards to see how it could apply to farm and ranch workers.
The group says standards around pay, employment records, job-protected leaves and termination notice should apply to workers.
However, it recommends having no set hours of work or breaks and no overtime.
It recommends that non-family employees get four days off every 28 days, at the employer’s discretion.
The group says family members who are employed at farms and ranches should be exempt from all employment standards.
