Under the Employment Standards Act, an employer must tell an employee in writing that he/she will fire or suspend or lay off that employee. This is called giving notice. “Notice” is the letter telling the employee that he/she will no longer work for the employer after a given...
What is the purpose of the Act? The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act has five purposes: 1. To allow people to request access to government records. 2. To control how government collects and uses personal information. 3. To allow people to request their...
The Chief Public Health Officer is alerting Islanders of the presence of a highly potent opioid, fentanyl, in the province of Prince Edward Island. Charlottetown Police Services has confirmed the presence of fentanyl in cocaine seized in Prince Edward Island. Fentanyl is a...
Tips and gratuities are the property of the employee who earned them and no employer can require an employee to share a tip or gratuity with that employer. In addition, an employer can not pass on any administrative charges to an employee. An employer, however, can adopt a policy...
Who is eligible for reservist leave? An employee who is also a member of the Canadian Forces Reserves in entitled to an unpaid period of absence if that employee: has been employed by the same civilian employer for at least three consecutive months; and is required to be absent...
Health PEI is committed to your privacy and the protection of your personal health information. Health PEI will only collect, use and disclose your personal health information, as permitted by law, for the purposes of your care or to plan and manage health services. The Prince...
As a designated public body under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (R.S.P.E.I. f-15.01), the PEI Public Library Service is obliged to protect the privacy of its members by ensuring personal information is collected, used, and disclosed appropriately. This...
How much compassionate care leave can I take? An employee can take up to 28 weeks of unpaid leave to provide care and support to a member of the employee's family who has been diagnosed with a serious medical condition carrying with it a significant risk of death within 28 weeks...
Do I get paid for my meal breaks? You are entitled to a one half-hour unpaid break every five consecutive hours. The half-hour break cannot unreasonably be denied. In certain circumstances where employees do not get the full half-hour break at one time, the employer must pay for...
If you are an employee and you are called in to work outside your regular work hours, your employer must pay you for at least three hours work. Each time an employee is required to report to work, he/she must be paid for at least three hours. Staff meetings or other similar call...