Yukon Employment Standards
The Employment Standards Act sets the minimum standards for employment in Yukon. It protects the rights of employers and employees in an employment relationship by defining the responsibilities and duties of each person in the relationship.
Topics Include:
- General Information
- General Exemption Regulation
- Hours of Work and Overtime
- Minimum Wage and Minimum Wage Regulation
- Vacation and Vacation Pay
- General Holidays
- Termination of Employment
- Payment of Wages
| - Complaints
- Fair Wage Schedule
- Maternity and Parental Leave
- Equal Pay
- Special Leave Without Pay (includes sick, bereavement, and compassionate care leave)
- Employment Standards Board
- Record Keeping
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Contract
For information on
Yukon Employment
Standards Act:
Tel: 867-667-5944
www.community.gov.yk.ca/labour
Holidays
There are 12 general holidays to note when planning your production schedule for Yukon.
| | 2010 | 2011 |
| New Year's Day | January 1 | January 1 |
| Yukon Heritage Day * | February 26 | February 25 |
| Good Friday | April 2 | April 22 |
| Easter Monday * | April 5 | April 25 |
| Victoria Day | May 24 | May 23 |
| Canada Day | July 1 | July 1 |
| Discovery Day | August 16 | August 15 |
| Labour Day | September 6 | September 5 |
| Thanksgiving Day | October 11 | October 10 |
| Remembrance Day | November 11 | November 11 |
| Christmas Day. | December 25 | December 25 |
| Boxing Day *. | December 26 | December 26 |
*
Holidays which may be observed by some businesses and governments in Yukon
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