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The Employment Standards Division offers free online training webinars that provides basic information about the employment standards in Saskatchewan. These webinars address commonly asked questions that affect most employers and employees, including employers based outside of Saskatchewan with employees in the province.
You can attend the webinar from your home or office using a computer, tablet or smartphone.
The sessions will cover a variety of topics, including weekly schedules, hours of work, overtime, vacations, public holidays, leaves and more.
Each webinar includes an audiovisual presentation and a question and answer session. Each session will take approximately 45 minutes to an hour, including time at the end for questions.
The Employment Standards Division also offers free, customizable online or in-person training. If your organization is interested in working with us to develop customized webinars or in-person training on specific subjects for employer or groups of employees, please contact the Employment Standards Division at 1-800-667-1783.
The webinars are offered through GoToWebinar, an online software service that uses your computer's internet browser. GoToWebinar will automatically download the required software onto your device when you register. Please visit their support page for more information.
GoToWebinar suggests testing your computer or tablet before joining the webinar, to avoid any connection issues. A link to the test site will be sent to you in the registration confirmation email.
You have two options to listen to the webinar audio:
Below is a list of webinars available. All webinars are from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Saskatchewan time. Please note the webinar ID provided in your confirmation email.
| Date | Webinar Topic | Description | Register |
| Wednesday, October 27, 2021 | Overview of Employment Standards |
This webinar will provide a summary of Part II - Employment Standards in The Saskatchewan Employment Act, including topics such as: minimum wage, reporting for duty pay, work schedules, overtime pay, public holiday pay, extra pay for working on a public holiday, vacation entitlements, employment leaves, and layoff and termination. |
Register |
| Wednesday, November 10, 2021 | Payroll Record Requirements |
This webinar discusses payroll record provisions in The Saskatchewan Employment Act, including: when and how employees can be paid, pay periods, requirements for payroll records and statements of earnings, legal and illegal deductions, payment requirements at the end of employment, and employee complaints. |
Register |
| Wednesday, November 24, 2021 | Layoff and Termination Requirements |
This webinar discusses the basic rules for ending employment under The Saskatchewan Employment Act. |
Register |
| Wednesday, December 8,2021 | What is Overtime and When Must Employers Pay It? |
This webinar discusses the basic overtime rules in Saskatchewan, including when overtime is earned by the day and the week, overtime exemptions, and special rules. |
Register |
| Wednesday, December 15, 2021 | Setting up Overtime Time Banks |
This webinar discusses the rules for setting up overtime banks under The Saskatchewan Employment Act. |
Register |
| Wednesday, January 12, 2021 | Paying Employees in a Week With a Public Holiday |
This webinar discusses pay for working on a public holiday, overtime payable during the week of a public holiday, and public holiday pay. |
Register |
| Wednesday, January 26, 2022 | Modified Work Arrangements and Averaging of Hours Permits |
This webinar discusses the requirements associated with averaging hours of work with a modified work arrangement and averaging hours permits. |
Register |
| Wednesday, February 9, 2022 | Permits to Vary Certain Employment Standards |
This webinar discusses a number of different permits which allow for flexibility within specific sections of the legislation provided the appropriate permit application is approved by the Director of Employment Standards. |
Register |
| Wednesday, February 23, 2022 | Vacations and Vacation Pay |
This webinar discusses the rules for vacation entitlements and how vacation pay is calculated. |
Register |
| Wednesday, March 9, 2022 | The Foreign Worker Recruitment and Immigration Services Act - Requirements for Employers Recruiting Foreign Workers |
This webinar describes requirements of The Foreign Worker Recruitment and Immigration Services Act for employers who are planning to recruit foreign worker |
Register |
| Wednesday, March 23, 2021 | Employment Standards Misconceptions and Misunderstandings |
This webinar discusses several common misconceptions dealing with reporting for duty pay, vacation pay calculations, self-employed individuals, salaried employees, time cards, and payroll records. |
Register |
Below is a list of previously recorded webinars. These recordings can be streamed from your computer and can be viewed at any time. You will not need to download any software to view the webinars, but you will need to register for the webinar before you can view the recording.
| Webinar Topic | Description | Webinar recording |
| Applying for an Averaging of Hours Permit | The rules for obtaining averaging of hours permits. We will also discuss permits to vary the days of rest rules to allow employees and employers to work longer hours in one part of an averaging period in return for more time off in another part of the averaging period. | View webinar |
| Calculating Overtime for Employees Paid by Commission or Flat Rate | A review of the regulatory requirements for calculating overtime and other payments for employees paid by commission or flat rate - including the associated requirements for keeping accurate records of the hours worked and the payments paid. | View webinar |
| Common Employment Standards Misconceptions and Misunderstandings |
This webinar discussed the following topics:
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View webinar |
| Employment Leaves | Employment standards for employment leaves, including entitlements, and the types of leaves available. | View webinar |
| Employment Standards for Newcomers to Saskatchewan | This webinar discussed information on Part II of The Saskatchewan Employment Act: Employment Standards |
View webinar |
| Employment Standards in Food Services | This webinar discussed the following topics:
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View webinar |
| Employment Standards Provisions for RM Road Construction and Maintenance Employees |
This webinar discussed the following topics:
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View webinar |
| Family Leaves | The rules for family leave. This includes the rules for taking maternity, adoption, and parental (MAP) leaves, crime-related child death or disappearance leave, bereavement leave, and interpersonal violence leave. | View webinar |
| FWRISA Requirements for Employers Wishing to Recruit Foreign Nationals | This webinar discussed the following topics:
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View webinar |
| FWRISA Requirements for Foreign Worker Recruiters and Immigration Consultants | This webinar discussed the following topics:
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View webinar |
| FWRISA: Services Provided Under the Foreign Worker Recruitment and Immigration Services Act | This webinar discussed the following topics:
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View webinar |
| Incentive Based Pay Systems | The rules for calculating overtime for employees not paid by the hour, such as employees paid by the week, day, distance traveled, or percentage of the load. | View webinar |
| Layoff and Termination |
This webinar discussed the following topics:
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View webinar |
| Medical and Service Leaves | The rules governing medical and service leaves. This includes leave for organ donation, critically ill child care, compassionate care, nomination/election and candidate/public office, reserve force service, and citizenship ceremony. We also discussed job protection for absences due to illness or injury. | View webinar |
| Overview of Employment Standards | A review of minimum wage and call-out, hours of work and schedules, overtime pay, vacations, public holidays, leaves, time cards and paydays, pay stubs or statements, layoff and termination, complaints and enforcement. | View webinar |
| Payroll Records |
This webinar discussed the following topics:
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View webinar |
| Paying Employees When Working in a Week with a Public Holiday |
This webinar discussing the following topics:
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View webinar |
| Payment of Wages | Payroll requirements set out under subdivisions 8 and 9 of Part II of The Saskatchewan Employment Act. We will discuss the general rules for paying employees and keeping records; what employees must be paid; when employees must be paid; how employees can be paid; what can be deducted; and requirements for providing pay stubs and keeping payroll records. | View webinar |
| Permits |
This webinar discussed the following topics:
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View webinar |
| Rules for Employing Youth | This webinar reviews the rules for employing youths from 14-15 years of age. Topics include: the minimum age of employment; responsibilities of young workers; special hours of work rules during the school term; and employment standards issues affecting most young workers. | View Webinar |
| Schedules and Hours of Work | The rules around scheduling and hours of work including the application of "week" and "day" schedules, and how the rules can be changed by using modified work arrangements and permits. | View webinar; |
| Setting up a Modified Work Arrangement |
This webinar discussed the following topics:
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View webinar |
| Setting up Time Banks | The rules around setting up a time bank (overtime bank) agreement between an employer and an employee. This includes what must be in an agreement, how overtime hours must be banked and used, and payouts. | View webinar |
| Signing up for the Online Young Worker Readiness Certificate Course (YWRCC) | This nine-minute webinar demonstrates how to access the YWRCC and create an account. | View webinar |
| Taking Maternity, Adoption and Parental Leave |
Reviews the employment standards that apply when an employee wants to take time off work for maternity, adoption, or parental leave. |
View webinar |
| The Saskatchewan Employment Act and COVID-19 | Information about employment standards and occupational health and safety legislation related to COVID-19. Information about leaves, job protection for employees who are away from work for illness or accessing federal benefits, rules around vaccination requirement or COVID-19 test results for the workplace and vaccination leave. | |
| Time Cards and Records of the Hours Worked | This webinar discussed the rules for keeping records of the hours worked by employees. | View webinar |
| Vacations and Vacation Pay | Vacation entitlements, the rules for taking a vacation, and vacation pay. | View webinar |
| When is Overtime Payable | Basic overtime rules in Saskatchewan, including when overtime is earned by the day and the week, overtime exemptions, and special rules. | View webinar |
| Whistleblower Protections in The Saskatchewan Employment Act | Protections in Part III of The Saskatchewan Employment Act (Employment Standards) for so called "whistleblowers" who report alleged wrongdoing to a supervisor or other lawful authority. | View webinar |
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