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

OPD 870
Effective May 2005

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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

(a)  Distribution within HRSDC – Labour Program
(b)  Distribution to contracting authorities
(c)  Distribution to the general public

7.2  Monitoring of federal construction contract work sites

(a)  Identifying federal construction contracts subject to the Fair Wages and Hours of Labour Act and Regulations
(b)  Workplan Inspections (scheduled inspections)
(c)  Ad hoc Inspections
(d)  Inspection procedures

7.3  Complaints

(a)  Absence of "Labour Conditions" and Schedules of wage rates in a federal construction contract
(b)  Third party allegations of non-payment of wage rates according to the Schedule
(c)  Hours of work and payment of overtime work
(d)   Apprentices
(e)  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

(a)  Incorrect Schedule provided
(b)  Incorrect Schedule posted
(c)  Schedule not posted
(d)  Schedule rates not paid
(e)  Enforcement with subcontractors
(f)  Non-payment of wages
(g)  Holdback
(h)  Cancellation of holdback request

8.  Responsibilities

9.  Effective Date

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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