by Evolution Legal | Nov 8, 2025 | Bad Faith, Wrongful Dismissal
Employers in Alberta must navigate both statutory employment standards and common law principles when terminating employees. While the Alberta Employment Standards Code sets minimum requirements for termination (such as notice or pay in lieu), the common law imposes...
by Evolution Legal | Nov 7, 2025 | Constructive Dismissal, Harassment
Workplace harassment can involve unwelcome behaviour that makes an employee feel humiliated, threatened, or unsafe. Workplace harassment generally means any unwelcome or inappropriate behavior in the workplace that intimidates, offends, degrades, or humiliates a...
by Evolution Legal | Nov 6, 2025 | Fixed-Term Contracts, Severance
Fixed-term contracts in Alberta provide a clear end date for the employment, which influences how termination is handled. In Alberta, the rules for ending a fixed-term employment contract are governed by the Alberta Employment Standards Code (ESC) and common law...
by Evolution Legal | Nov 5, 2025 | Independent Contractors
Legal Definitions And Classification Criteria Under Alberta’s Employment Standards Code (ESC), an employee is defined as “an individual employed to do work who receives or is entitled to wages,” and an employer is “a person who employs an employee”. The ESC does not...
by Evolution Legal | Nov 4, 2025 | Constructive Dismissal
In Alberta, an employer cannot arbitrarily cut an employee’s pay without risking legal consequences. Employment laws and court rulings limit an employer’s ability to unilaterally reduce wages. Significant pay cuts made without the employee’s consent may violate...
