New Brunswick Employment Standards Guide
New Brunswick's Employment Standards Act sets out minimum requirements for wages, hours of work, and working conditions. As a bilingual province, New Brunswick has unique policy considerations for both English and French workplaces.
Key legislation
- Employment Standards Act
- Human Rights Act
- Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Workers' Compensation Act
- Industrial Relations Act
Employment standards at a glance
Minimum wage
$15.90/hour
Standard workweek
44 hours
Overtime threshold
44 hours/week
Public holidays
8 statutory holidays
Vacation minimum
2 weeks after 1 year
Notice of termination
2 weeks for continuous employment
Protected grounds
Human Rights Act (RSNB 2011, c 171)
- Race
- Colour
- Religion
- National origin
- Ancestry
- Place of origin
- Age
- Physical disability
- Mental disability
- Marital status
- Family status
- Sexual orientation
- Sex
- Gender identity or expression
- Social condition
Leave types
- Maternity leave (17 weeks)
- Parental leave (up to 63 weeks)
- Compassionate care leave (28 weeks)
- Bereavement leave (5 days)
- Sick leave (5 days)
- Family responsibility leave (3 days)
- Court leave
- Emergency leave (varies)
- Critically ill child care leave
Legislation and workplace agencies
- Employment Standards Act (SNB 1982, c E-7.2)
- Human Rights Act (RSNB 2011, c 171)
- Occupational Health and Safety Act (SNB 1983, c O-0.2)
- WorkSafeNB
Key industries in New Brunswick
- Forestry
- Fisheries
- Mining
- Agriculture
- Information Technology