What can an Employment Standards Officer do?

An Employment Standards Officer has fairly wide powers under the Act to investigate the complaint. The powers include

• entering the place of employment,
• searching relevant records, and
• requesting written and oral statements from employees and the employer.

The officer can refuse to accept a complaint that is frivolous or vexatious, where there is not enough evidence to uphold the complaint, or where there is another means available to the employee to resolve the matter which should be pursued first. The complaint can also be refused when the employee is proceeding with another action about the complaint, for example, by court proceedings.

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