Administration and Enforcement Procedures - Fair Wages and Hours of Labour Act and Regulations - OPD 870

1. Purpose
2. Scope
3. Background
4. Authority
5. Definitions
6. Guiding Principles
7. Procedures
   
   • 7.1 Distribution of Schedules of wage rates for federal construction contracts
     
     1. Distribution within HRSDC - Labour Program
     2. Distribution to contracting authorities
     3. Distribution to the general public
   • 7.2 Monitoring of federal construction contract work sites
     
     1. Identifying federal construction contracts subject to the Fair Wages and Hours of Labour Act and Regulations
     2. Workplan Inspections (scheduled inspections)
     3. Ad hoc Inspections
     4. Inspection procedures
   • 7.3 Complaints
     
     1. Absence of "Labour Conditions" and Schedules of wage rates in a federal construction contract
     2. Third party allegations of non-payment of wage rates according to the Schedule
     3. Hours of work and payment of overtime work
     4. Apprentices
     5. Non-payment of wage rates according to the Schedule of wage rates for federal construction contracts
   • 7.4 Receiving a federal construction contract wage complaint
   • 7.5 Investigating a federal construction contract wage complaint
   • 7.6 Enforcement
     
     1. Incorrect Schedule provided
     2. Incorrect Schedule posted
     3. Schedule not posted
     4. Schedule rates not paid
     5. Enforcement with subcontractors
     6. Non-payment of wages
     7. Holdback
     8. Cancellation of holdback request
8. Responsibilities
9. Effective Date

Appendices

• Appendix A - Authorization for Representation
• Appendix B - Complaint Registration Cover Letter
• Appendix B-1 - Complaint Receipt Acknowledgement
• Appendix B-2 - Contractor's/Subcontractor's Notice of Complaint
• Appendix C - Ineligible Complaint Letter - not a Fair Wages complaint
• Appendix C-1 - Ineligible Complaint Letter - contract finished
• Appendix C-2 - Complainant's Notice of Compliance
• Appendix D - Assurance of Voluntary Compliance - Federal Construction Contracts
• Appendix D-1 - Acknowledgement of Cheque Receipt
• Appendix D-2 - Complainant's Notice of Payment
• Appendix D-3 - Cover Letter for Cheque Disbursement
• Appendix D-4 - Complainant Cheque Receipt Notice
• Appendix E - Letter of Determination - Federal Construction Contracts
• Appendix E-1 - Primary Contractor's Notice
• Appendix F - Holdback Request
• Appendix G - Contractor's Notice of Holdback Request
• Appendix H - Request for Payment of Holdback
• Appendix I - Cancellation of Holdback Request
• Appendix J - Construction Site Inspection Information Sheet - Federal Construction Contracts
• Appendix K - Labour Conditions