A new report has revealed that in Alberta, Canada, more than 100 employers had Employment Standards judgements registered against them last year. With the bulk of those being for violations of rules around pay, HRD reports.
In 2023, Alberta issued 252 judgements on 131 companies and found that they owed workers nearly $1.8 million.
The ten companies with the largest total amounts in unpaid judgements, and the amount they owe workers, are detailed below. The details came via the journalism of Kim Siever from Alberta Worker:
- Bitumen Universal Loading Corp. - $214,378.00
- Mcloud Technologies (Canada) Inc. - $175,199.50
- Fekete Integrated Reservoir Management & Analytics Corporation - $143,000.00
- Tveon Inc. - $130,244.10
- Corey Lance Welch - $115,656.64
- Turnip Home Inc. - $81,875.57
- 1415038 Alberta Inc. - $70,150.36
- Casamia CA Limited - $63,750.00
- 2266125 Alberta Ltd. - $45,203.10
- Trades Plus Quantum Inc. - $42,864.09
More than 200 workers reportedly sued Alberta Health Services (AHS) earlier this year, accusing the employer of violations under the Employee Standards Code relating to overtime, breaks and work shifts. The workers are seeking $125 million in damages, they allege that AHS has been overworking and underpaying them since 2013.
Despite the total number of judgements, the number of violating employers could be even greater, Siever found.
“Remember, this is just for companies who had Employment Standards judgements registered against them. Not all companies who don’t pay their workers enough will be reported to Employment Standards, let alone end up on the registry,” Siever said.
“Also keep in mind that it’s possible for employers to be removed from the registry if they comply with the judgment and pay it in full, so it’s possible that there were even more employers that had made it into the registry in 2023 at some point.”
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) completed its settlement of the $153-million class action filed against it by workers employed between 1993 and 2009 earlier this year. CIBC was reportedly expected to pay approximately 30,000 workers for unpaid overtime, legal fees and the cost of the money’s distribution.
Source: HRD
(Links and quotes via original reporting)
A new report has revealed that in Alberta, Canada, more than 100 employers had Employment Standards judgements registered against them last year. With the bulk of those being for violations of rules around pay, HRD reports.
In 2023, Alberta issued 252 judgements on 131 companies and found that they owed workers nearly $1.8 million.
The ten companies with the largest total amounts in unpaid judgements, and the amount they owe workers, are detailed below. The details came via the journalism of Kim Siever from Alberta Worker:
- Bitumen Universal Loading Corp. - $214,378.00
- Mcloud Technologies (Canada) Inc. - $175,199.50
- Fekete Integrated Reservoir Management & Analytics Corporation - $143,000.00
- Tveon Inc. - $130,244.10
- Corey Lance Welch - $115,656.64
- Turnip Home Inc. - $81,875.57
- 1415038 Alberta Inc. - $70,150.36
- Casamia CA Limited - $63,750.00
- 2266125 Alberta Ltd. - $45,203.10
- Trades Plus Quantum Inc. - $42,864.09
More than 200 workers reportedly sued Alberta Health Services (AHS) earlier this year, accusing the employer of violations under the Employee Standards Code relating to overtime, breaks and work shifts. The workers are seeking $125 million in damages, they allege that AHS has been overworking and underpaying them since 2013.
Despite the total number of judgements, the number of violating employers could be even greater, Siever found.
“Remember, this is just for companies who had Employment Standards judgements registered against them. Not all companies who don’t pay their workers enough will be reported to Employment Standards, let alone end up on the registry,” Siever said.
“Also keep in mind that it’s possible for employers to be removed from the registry if they comply with the judgment and pay it in full, so it’s possible that there were even more employers that had made it into the registry in 2023 at some point.”
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) completed its settlement of the $153-million class action filed against it by workers employed between 1993 and 2009 earlier this year. CIBC was reportedly expected to pay approximately 30,000 workers for unpaid overtime, legal fees and the cost of the money’s distribution.
Source: HRD
(Links and quotes via original reporting)