Part I - Act respecting labour standards
CHAPTER III - The Commission
- Sections
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- 6.1
- 6.2
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- 10
- 10.1
- 10.2
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- 18
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- 21
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- 25
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- 28
- 28.1
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- 29.1
- 29.2
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- 35
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- 39
- 39.0.0.1
- 39.0.0.2
- 39.0.0.3
Section 5
Functions
The Commission shall supervise the implementation and application of labour standards. It shall, in particular, exercise the following functions:
- inform the population on matters dealing with labour standards;
1.1. inform employees and employers of their rights and obligations under
this Act;
Interpretation
See paragraphs 13) to 15) of section 39 ALS for more details on the powers granted to the Commission regarding the distribution of information documents and section 87 ALS on the obligation that the employer has in this respect.
- supervise the application of labour standards and, where necessary, transmit its recommendations to the Minister;
- receive complaints from employees and indemnify them to the extent provided in this act and the regulations;
- (Paragraph repealed);
- endeavour to bring about agreement between employers and employees as to their disagreements in relation to the application of this Act and the regulations.
1979, c. 45, s. 5; 1990, c. 73, s. 5; 2002, c. 80, s. 4.
Interpretation
It is officially up to the Commission, when a disagreement arises as to the application of the Act and its Regulations, to inform the employer and the employee of the standards regarding which there is a disagreement and attempt to have the parties conform to them.
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Act respecting labour standards »
- Definitions (Sect. 1)
- Scope (Sect. 2 to 3.1)
- The Commission (Sect. 4 to 39)
- Contributions (Sect. 39.0.1 to 39.0.6)
- Labour standards (Sect. 39.1 to 97)
- Wages (Sect. 39.1 to 51.1)
- Hours of Works (Sect. 52 to 59.0.1)
- Statutory general holidays and non-working days with pay (Sect. 59.1 to 65)
- Annual leave with pay (section 66 to 77)
- Rest periods (Sect. 78-79)
- Absences owing to sickness, an organ or tissue donation for transplant, an accident or a criminal offence (Sect. 79.1 to 79.6)
- Family or parental leave and absences (Sect. 79.7 to 81.17)
- Psychological harassment (Sect. 81.18 to 81.20)
- Notice of termination of employment or layoff, and work certificate (Section 82 to 84)
- Notice of collective dismissal (Section 84.0.1 to 84.0.15)
- Retirement (Sect. 84.1)
- Work performed by children (Sect. 84.2 to 84.7)
- Miscellaneous other labour standards (Sect. 85 to 87)
- Differences in treatment (Sect. 87.1 to 87.3)
- Regulations (Sect. 88 to 92)
- Labour standards in the clothing industry (Sect. 92.1 to 92.4)
- Effect of labour standards (Sect. 93 to 97)
- Recourses (Sect. 98 to 135)
- Bankruptcy (Sect. 136 to 138)
- Penal provisions (Sect. 139 to 147)
- Miscellaneous, transitional and final provisions (Sect. 148 to 172)
Regulations adopted under the Act respecting labour standards »
- Regulation respecting labour standards (S.Q., 1979, c. 45, s. 88, 89 and 91; after revision: R.S.Q., c. N-1.1)
- Definitions and interpretation (Sect. 1)
- Minimum wage (Sect. 2 to 5)
- Maximum amount to be paid by employees for room and meals (Sect. 6-7)
- Standard workweek (Sect. 8 to 13)
- Paid statutory holidays (Sect. 14)
- Maternity leave (Sect. 15 to 35)
- Notice of collective dismissal (Sect. 35.0.1-35.0.2)
- Night-time work by children (Sect. 35.1-35.2)
- Temporary and final provisions (Sect. 36 to 39.1)
- Regulation exempting certain categories of employees and employers from division VI.I and from section 122.1 of the Act respecting labour standards (S.Q., 1979, c. 45, s. 90.1; after revision: R.S.Q., c. N-1.1)
- Order respecting the retail food trade (S.Q., 1979, c. 45; after revision: R.S.Q., c. N-1.1)
- Regulation excluding the institutions subject to section 90 of the Act respecting labour standards (S.Q., 1979, c. 45, s. 90; after revision: R.S.Q., c. N-1.1)
- Regulation respecting a registration system or the keeping of a register (S.Q., 1979, c. 45, s. 29, par. 3; after revision R.S.Q., c. N-1.1)
- Regulation respecting contribution rates (R.S.Q., c. N-1.1, s. 29, par. 7, s. 39.0.2; 1999, c. 57, s. 1 and 2)
- Regulation respecting labour standards specific to certain sectors of the clothing industry (R.S.Q., c. N-1.1, s. 92.1)
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