Alberta workplace rights can be confusing when you are already dealing with stress, fear, retaliation, harassment, discrimination, or a sudden termination. This resource hub gives workers, supporters, and small organizations a plain-language starting point.
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Start here if something happened at work
- Workplace incident log template for Alberta workers
- How to organize screenshots, emails, and notes for a workplace timeline
- How to prepare before you report workplace harassment
- What peer support can and cannot do in a workplace harm situation
Common Alberta workplace issues
- Workplace harassment vs. bad management
- What counts as retaliation under Alberta human rights law
- Protected grounds and workplace discrimination in Alberta
- When can your employer terminate you in Alberta?
- Sexual harassment at work: what Alberta law says
Human rights process resources
- Filing a human rights complaint in Alberta: what to expect
- What happens after you file a human rights complaint in Alberta
- How mediation works in Alberta human rights disputes
- The role of the Alberta Human Rights Commission
Case watch and decisions
STS publishes case-watch summaries to help readers understand patterns in workplace accountability, human rights decisions, and remedies. Start with EL Vape Case Watch: Mental Disability at Work or visit Decisions.
For organizations and employers
Workplace misconduct is also a governance, retention, culture, and reputation issue. Read what Alberta employers should know about workplace misconduct risk or visit Business Support.
New and updated guides
- Workplace Releases in Alberta: Before You Sign
- Sexual Harassment at Work in Alberta: Documentation Checklist
- Workplace Accommodation in Alberta: Plain-Language Guide
Recent STS Case Watch posts
- Alberta tribunal awards $50,000 in sexual-harassment case
- Alberta court addresses disability accommodation after long medical leave
- Alberta arbitrator orders safeguards around distressing campus protests
- Alberta commission upholds release in workplace-injury complaint
Need a place to start?
If you are not sure what to call what happened, begin by writing down dates, names, messages, witnesses, and impacts. Then decide whether you need peer support, a workplace conversation, a union representative, a legal clinic, a lawyer, or a public agency. You can also contact STS through Tell Us Your Truth.