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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
I'm just relaying what Alberta Employment Standards told me when I asked. Basically for a salaried employee there was no requirement to pay out vacation, rather the employer is simply required to force you to take your vacation. When asked "and if they don't?" the reply was "Well, they have to".
I wasn't exactly confident in the person I spoke with at AB Employment Standards after that answer, but interestingly I can't find any language covering the situation I talk about in the employment standards code. |
The problem with calling employment standards is if you call about the exact same issue 3 times and speak with 3 different people, you’re probably going to get 3 different answers.
I’m not saying you’re wrong when you say that you might have to make a complaint to get what you’re seeking, what I’m saying is that you can say the same thing about any scenario where your employer isn’t following the rules.
For a salaried employee it depends on your individual employment contract, but I believe the rule of thumb is that if you don’t receive additional vacation pay during the year then the amount owed to you upon termination is dependent on the percentage of your salary that covers your vacation pay.