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Rights and Responsibilities
In Saskatchewan, there are provincial laws that protect workers and employers. These laws set minimum wage levels, health and safety standards, and hours of work. Human rights laws protect employees from being treated unfairly because of their sex, age, race, religion or disability.
Labour standards vary from province to province. In Saskatchewan, a law called The Labour Standards Act sets the rules for fair treatment at work. The following three documents have information about Saskatchewan Labour Standards, things you need to know while you are on the job, rules about how much you are paid, and information about time off.
Rights and Responsibilities: a Guide to Labour Standards in Saskatchewan, provides detailed information on work schedules, overtime, public holidays, annual vacation, benefits for part-time employees, payroll administration, terminations, parental leave, time off for illness or injury, equal pay, permits/licences/variations, domestic and home workers, complaints and enforcement, and commercial hog barn workers. This document is also available in French: Les Droits et les Responsabilites: Direction des normes du Travail en Saskatchewan
Each province and territory sets a minimum hourly wage that employers are required to pay their workers. Saskatchewan has established a minimum wage.
All Canadians have the right to work in a safe and healthy environment. Saskatchewan has laws in place to protect employees from dangerous working conditions. If you believe something at your workplace is dangerous for you or someone else, discuss the problem with your employer or supervisor.
Working in a healthy and safe way is an important part of workplace culture in Saskatchewan and within Canada. About 90 per cent of jobs in Saskatchewan are covered by a provincial law called The Occupational Health and Safety Act. Health and Safety at Work explains important information about the Act and describes what you need to know and what you need to do to stay healthy and safe at work. It also describes your rights and responsibilities as an employee in Saskatchewan.
Worker's compensation is a program that protects employers and workers against the result of work injuries. In cases of injury or death on the job, Worker's compensation provides financial protection, medical benefits and rehabilitation services to injured workers and their dependents.
For information on your rights and what to do if you are injured on the job, read Injured at Work or go to the Saskatchewan Worker's Compensation Board website.
The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code protects workers from discrimination on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, source of income, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation. For example, an employer must hire employees based on their qualifications. Employers cannot refuse to hire someone because of their skin colour or religion. For information on human rights laws, read Saskatchewan Human Rights Law or visit Government and Laws.
If you set up your own business and employ others, it is your responsibility to know and comply with Saskatchewan's labour laws, tax laws and any other laws that apply to businesses.
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