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News August 2018 | CPR News Changes may also be on agenda for B.C. youth International Labour Organiza- tion's Convention 138 on youth employment," said Labour Min- ister Christina Gray last year when tabling the amendments. "We do think it's important that Alberta follow the conven- tions that the ILO has recom- mended and that we make sure we are putting in laws that pro- tect our young people," she said. The changes include raising the minimum working age from 12 years to 13 years, introducing new restrictions on the type of work that 13 to 15 year olds may do, and limiting the hours that they can work. With the amendments, chil- dren under 13 will only be al- lowed to work in "artistic endeav- ours" and only if the director of employment standards has is- sued a permit authorizing it. Children aged 13 to 15 years will only be permitted to work in artistic endeavours and do "light" work, as defined by the Ministry of Labour, unless their employer has obtained a permit for other kinds of work. In June, the labour ministry published a list of "light work" for various sectors (for example: food services, offices, retail, sports, en- tertainment, farms) and asked for public feedback on it. Under the new rules, 13 and 14 year olds will continue to be pro- hibited from working between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. or during school hours (excluding off-campus education programs). They will also still only be allowed to work up to two hours outside of regu- lar school hours on school days and up to eight hours on non- school days. Children aged 15 will be al- lowed to do jobs that are not hazardous. Employers will have to carry out hazard assessments to determine whether work is safe to do. Fifteen year olds will not be allowed to work between 12:01 a.m. and 6 a.m. or during school hours (excluding off- campus education programs). Children who are 16 and 17 will continue to be allowed to work in any type of employment, with re- strictions on hazardous jobs. Current restrictions on work hours will continue to apply, with 16 and 17 year olds work- ing in retail or hospitality only permitted to work between 9 p.m. and 12 a.m. with adult su- pervision and prohibited from working between 12:01 a.m. and 6 a.m. In other sectors, overnight work will be allowed with par- ent/guardian consent and adult supervision. In Manitoba, the provincial legislature passed amendments in early June to raise the age for working, but the government has not yet said when they will take effect. "We are increasing the mini- mum age of employment from 12 to 13, bringing Manitoba in line with the International La- bour Organization's minimum age convention, C138," said Blaine Pedersen, minister of growth, enterprise and trade. Besides keeping current re- strictions on work hours in place for young employees, the gov- ernment would restrict them from more types of work, said Pedersen. "We will also be developing new regulatory provisions in the coming months, setting out ad- ditional industries, occupations, and job tasks that young workers will be prohibited from partici- pating in," he said. Manitoba's Employment Stan- dards Code currently prohibits employees under 18 from work- ing in industries such as forestry, underground mining, or asbestos removal. Further restrictions ap- ply to workers under 16 years, in- cluding prohibitions on working on construction sites or on drill- ing or servicing rigs, and in indus- trial or manufacturing processes, among other occupations. The code limits weekly work hours for children under 16 to a maximum of 20 during a school week. It also prohibits employ- ees under 16 from working be- tween 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. and prohibits employees between 16 and 18 from working alone dur- ing that time. With the amendments, Mani- toba is also eliminating the need for employers to apply for a per- mit to hire workers between the ages of 12 and 16. "Instead, we are requiring all workers under 16 to have taken and passed (a) work readiness course before they are eligible for employment," said Pedersen. "The course will ensure that all our young workers have basic knowledge of safe work princi- ples and their rights and respon- sibilities in the workplace." Saskatchewan has had a simi- lar requirement for 14 and 15 year olds for a number of years. While raising the minimum age from 12 to 13 will align it with Convention 138, the Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL) said the government should have followed the advice of its Labour Management Re- view Committee. "Business and labour had recommended setting the safe minimum working age for chil- dren at 14 years old, as it is both in Ontario and Saskatchewan," said Kevin Rebeck, president of the MFL. Changes to youth employ- ment rules may also be on the agenda in British Columbia. "Although B.C.'s legislative and regulatory framework is compliant with both the spirit and the principles laid out in C138, the government recogniz- es that there may be some areas where changes... could improve full technical compliance," said Joanne McGachie, acting man- ager in the Labour Communica- tions Office. from YOUTH RULES on page 3 Published 12 times a year by Thomson Reuters Canada Ltd. 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