An Alberta trades union has requested a meeting with Premier Jason Kenney after his party approved a policy resolution this weekend to prevent employers from being required to deduct union dues without written consent from an employee.

Alberta is cutting the minimum wage for young workers and making other changes to overtime, holiday pay and votes for union certification.

A national doctors' group is raising concerns about the Ontario government's move to allow employers to require workers to provide a doctor's note to explain even minor illnesses, such as the common cold.

After posting a call for complaints on social media, an Edmonton chef says he's received more than 600 concerns about the service industry in Alberta from people who work in the sector.

Business groups have repeatedly expressed concerns about the minimum wage increase and the pace at which it would be implemented.

Labour groups say they see the reforms as a step in the right direction, but stress more needs to be done to protect precarious workers.

About 30 per cent of Ontario workers currently make less than $15 an hour.

The Edmonton Chamber of Commerce has raised concerns after the NDP announced changes to Alberta’s labour laws on Wednesday.

Alberta's NDP government on Wednesday tabled the first major overhaul of the province's workplace rules in almost 30 years.

Issues covered in a provincial review include the process by which workers can unionize, work scheduling, sick time and sick notes, emergency leave and leave for those who experience domestic violence, and the issue of misclassifying employees as independent contractors so that they're exempt from labour laws.