2018 Bill 201 Fourth Session, 29th Legislature, 67 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 201 EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS (FIREFIGHTER LEAVE) AMENDMENT ACT, 2018 MR. W. ANDERSON First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

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1 Bill 201 Mr. W. Anderson BILL 201 2018 EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS (FIREFIGHTER LEAVE) AMENDMENT ACT, 2018 (Assented to , 2018) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Amends RSA 2000 cE-9 1 The Employment Standards Code is amended by this Act. 2 The following is added after

section 53.984: Firefighter Leave Unpaid leave for part-time firefighters 53.9841(1) In this section, (a) “fire services” means services related to the suppression or prevention of fires, rescue and emergency services and other activities of a firefighter; (b) “part-time firefighter” means a casual, volunteer or part- time member of a fire protection service of a municipality or Metis settlement.

(2) An employee who has been employed by the same employer for at least 90 days and is a part-time firefighter is entitled to occasional unpaid leave to assist in fire services.

Explanatory Notes 1 Explanatory Notes Employment Standards Code 1 Amends

chapter E-9 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000. 2 New

section regarding unpaid leave for part-time firefighters.

(3) No employer shall, without good cause, prevent a person from acting as a part-time firefighter if that person has informed the employer of the person’s obligations as a part-time firefighter and advised the employer that to act in that capacity, the person must be absent from work.

(4) No employer may, without good cause, refuse to employ a person because that person is a part-time firefighter. 3 This Act comes into force on January 1, 2019.

Explanatory Notes 2 3 Coming into force.

Record of Debate STAGE DATE MEMBER FROM TO TOTAL CUMULATIVE TOTAL Title: 2018 (29th, 4th) Bill 201 Employment Standards (Firefighter Leave) Amendment Act, 2018