Alberta Unpaid Wages Demand — Employment Standards Code (RSA 2000, c.E-9)
Stage-1 of the Alberta wages chain. First-person demand to a provincially-regulated Alberta employer under the Employment Standards Code (RSA 2000, c.E-9). Cites s.8 (10-day pay), s.21 (overtime — 8/day or 44/week), s.34 (vacation), s.55-56 (graduated termination notice), s.82 (6-month complaint window), s.87/89 (Officer's Order), s.90(3) (6-month admin lookback — KEY: civil court via Limitations Act gives 2 years), s.95 (21-day Umpire appeal — Provincial Court judge), s.112 (director personal liability — 6 months wages per employee, 2-year cut-off), s.125 (anti-reprisal — 'Adverse effect on employment prohibited'). Part 4.1 admin penalties up to $10,000/day. 14-day window before Employment Standards complaint at escs.alberta.ca. Federally regulated employers redirected to Canada Labour Code Part III route. UPL-safe under Legal Profession Act (Alberta).
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Jurisdiction
Alberta's ESC applies to provincially-regulated employees only. Federal employees (banks, telecoms, airlines, interprovincial trucking, federal Crown) fall under the Canada Labour Code Part III with a different filing route.
This letter will cite
Employment Standards Code (RSA 2000, c.E-9) ss.7-13, 21, 34, 55-58, 82, 87, 89, 90(3), 95, 112, 125; Employment Standards Regulation; Part 4.1 administrative penalties (up to $10,000/day)
Your letter cites the Alberta ESC, gives the employer 14 days to pay, and signals filing at escs.alberta.ca with director personal liability under s.112 (up to 6 months wages per employee).
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