Information on employment standards and workplace rights and responsibilities for Saskatchewan employers and employees. Information on Saskatchewan legislative acts and regulations pertaining to employment and labour.
Training in Employment Standards
Learn about the online employment standards webinars available to employers and employees. Find the full list of topics and registration information.
Who Is and Is Not Covered Under Saskatchewan's Employment Standards
Learn more about which employees and employers are and are not covered under employment standards provisions in The Saskatchewan Employment Act.
Payment of Wages, Payroll Administration, Benefits and Time Sheets
Information on minimum wage, reporting for duty pay, and payroll administration and record keeping requirements.
Work Schedules, Modified Work Arrangements and Permits
Information on work schedules including hours of work and information on breaks. Learn about modified work arrangements and permits that employers can apply for to vary certain employment standards.
Overtime
Information on overtime including when overtime is to be paid, overtime banks, exemptions and specials rules for overtime.
Vacations and Vacation Pay
All eligible full-time, part-time, casual, temporary, and seasonal employees (including those who have not worked a full year with the same employer) receive vacation pay. Learn more about vacation entitlements.
Public (Statutory) Holidays
Information on Saskatchewan’s 10 public holidays including when they are, how you should be paid, and special overtime rules.
Job-Protected Leaves of Absence
Learn about the different employment leaves available in Saskatchewan including leaves pertaining to family, medical, service, interpersonal violence and public health emergency.
Illness, Injury and Accommodation in the Workplace
The Saskatchewan Employment Act provides unpaid job protection to employees who are absent from work due to their own illness or injury or because of the illness or injury of a family member. It also includes information regarding accommodation for workers in certain instances.
Layoffs and Termination
There are rules that employers must follow when an employee is laid-off or terminated. There are additional rules that an employer must follow if there is a group termination.
Discriminatory Action
Information on protected grounds in the event of discriminatory action taken by an employer.
Employment Standards in Professions and Industries
Information on employment standards that is industry specific. Information for agricultural employees, independent contractors, care providers, sitters, retail industry, restaurant industry and more.
Job Seeker Protection
The Saskatchewan Employment Act outlines that job seekers are not to pay fees to find or get employment.
Complaints, Appeals, Investigations and Prosecutions
Information on employment standards complaints including how to file a complaint, how complaints are investigated, how to appeal a formal order to pay wages (wage assessment) and prosecution history.
Youth in the Workplace
Learn about programs targeted to young workers to increase awareness and understanding of what constitutes a safe, healthy, productive and respectful workplace.