Employees who do not work the same days every week Regular days of work are days that an employee works most of the time. Regular days are determined by looking at whether an employee worked at least 5 times on that day in the previous 9 weeks. This rule is sometimes called 'The 5 of 9 rule'.
Under Alberta family law, a couple is considered common law, or in an Adult Interdependent Relationship if one of the following applies to them: They have lived together in a relationship of interdependence for at least three years. They have lived together with some degree of permanence and have a child together.
In Alberta, the obligation to provide common law severance arises when an employer terminates an employee without cause, and the employee's entitlement to notice is not fixed by their contract or limited to the statutory minimums set by the Employment Standards Code.
Basic rules For shifts 10 hours or longer, an employee is entitled to two 30-minute breaks. An employee is not entitled to any breaks if their shift is 5 hours or less. If an employer and an employee agree, the break may be taken in 2 periods of at least 15 minutes.
All complaints are confidential; the name of the complainant and the nature of the complaint are not disclosed.
This means that upon separation, common law couples now have the same property rights and obligations as married couples in Alberta, including the division of assets and debts acquired during the relationship.