Employment Standards

The labour movement has always fought passionately to improve the lives and working conditions of all working people, both unionized and non-unionized.

Many of the most basic rights and standards that have been won to protect all workers, whether or not they benefit from a union Collective Agreement (like the minimum wage, holiday time, maternity leave and over-time pay), are set-out in the Employment Standards Code.

Manitoba’s Employment Standards Code:

Establishes the minimum wage
Gives you the right to be paid extra for working over-time or working on public holidays
Sets out entitlements for vacation time
Gives you the right to be paid for a minimum number of hours if you’re sent home early from a shift
Gives you the right to take time off from work to deal with certain family situations, like caring for a sick loved one
NEW: Gives you the right to take time off from work with pay in order to take steps to deal with domestic violence situations – for more information, click here
Provides you with basic rights if you are laid off or fired.

You can find out more details by consulting the provincial government’s Quick Guide to the Employment Standards Code.

There are also a number of helpful provincial fact sheets on specific issues in the Employment Standards Code, such as overtime rights, family leave, bereavement leave, maternity leave, and more.

You can also see which employers have been fined for not complying with the Employment Standards Code.

Your MFL

A strong MFL is more important now than ever before. Premier Brian Pallister has already passed a law that makes it more difficult to join a union; undermined the collective bargaining process; and made cuts to public services – like healthcare and education – and laid-off workers. All this despite promising to protect public services and the people who provide them. We are fighting back and you can too. Learn more about why unions matter and get involved in your union or unionize your workplace.

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