Bill 220 (Legislature 30, Session 2)

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Alberta — Bills

2021 Bill 220 Second Session, 30th Legislature, 70 Elizabeth II TH E LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 220 EM PLOYMENT STANDARDS (EXPANDING BEREAVEMENT LEAVE) AMENDMENT ACT, 2021 MR. WALKER F irst Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S econd Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C ommittee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1 Bill 220 Mr. Walker BILL 220 2021 EMPL OYMENT STANDARDS (EXPANDING BEREAVEMENT LEAVE) AMENDMENT ACT, 2021 (Assented to , 2021) HE R 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

Section 53.983 is repealed and the following is substituted: Unpaid bereavement leave 53.983(1) In this section, “common-law partner” has the same meaning as in

section 53.9(1)(a).

(2) A n employee who has been employed by the same employer for at least 90 days is entitled to up to 3 days of unpaid bereavement leave in a calendar year on the occurrence of any of the following: (

a) t he death of a family member; (

b) t he end of an employee’s pregnancy by way of a stillbirth or miscarriage; (

c) t he end of another person’s pregnancy by way of a stillbirth or miscarriage, if the employee (

i) i s the person’s spouse or common-law partner, or

Explanatory Notes 1 Exp lanatory Notes Employment Standards Code 1 A mends

chapter E-9 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000. 2 S ection 53.983 presently reads: 53.983(1) An employee who has been employed by the same employer for at least 90 days is entitled to up to 3 days of unpaid leave in a calendar year on the death of a family member.

(2) Before taking a leave under this section, the employee must give the employer as much notice as is reasonable and practicable in the circumstances.

2 ( ii) is a person who would have been a parent of a child born as a result of the pregnancy.

(3) Before taking a leave under this section, the employee must g ive the employer as much notice as is reasonable and practicable in the circumstances. Coming into force 3 This Act comes into force on January 1, 2022.

Explanatory Notes 2 3 Coming into force.

Record of Debate STAGE DATE MEMBER FROM TO TOTAL CUMULATIVE TOTAL Title: 2021 (30th, 2nd) Bill 220, Employment Standards (Expanding Bereavement Leave) Amendment Act, 2021

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L30 S2 11926
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