Alberta > Employment Law > Employment Standards:Does the Employment Standards Code apply to all employees in Alberta?No. First, it does not apply to employees who work in fields where the federal government has jurisdiction, for example, air transport, and federal government operations. These employees are covered by the Canada Labour Code. To read more about this, see Division of Legislative Powers. Second, the Alberta Employment Standards Code does not apply to employees of a municipal police service (except for the maternity and adoption provisions), or to employees whose jobs are covered by laws that apply to specific occupations and professions. Examples are lawyers and dentists. Third, certain parts of the Employment Standards Code do not apply to some employees including those on a farm or ranch whose work is directly related to the primary production of certain food items such as eggs, domestic employees, employees carrying out various types of construction and repair work, employees working in a supervisory or managerial capacity, employees working with confidential matters, various types of sales employees, and extras in film or video productions. The Code and the Employment Standards Regulation need to be checked with regard to specific occupations to see what parts of the Code applies to which occupations. Further information can be found on the Government of Alberta website relating to Employment Standards. Each section details which occupations are excluded.
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