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Prairie Swine Centre is grateful for the assistance of the George Morris Centre in developing the economics portion of Pork Insight.

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Author(s): Ron Dedman
Publication Date: January 1, 2003
Reference: Proceedings of the 2003 Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium
Country: Canada

Summary:

Government has allowed the agriculture sector more lenience in the labor department. In 2002 the Saskatchewan government imposed Labor Standards on agriculture employees. This resulted in unhappiness among the agricultural employees because of the way it changed long-standing procedures. Pork producers were having a difficult time implementing these into their operations. A significant problem with administering Labor Standards is the conflict that results from different interpretations of how the rules should apply. Employee termination has become more standardized and difficult because the terminated employee has the Division of Labor to fall back on. This can result in additional payment being made to the terminated employee as an unnecessary cost of the producer. Occupational Health & Safety must be adhered to and the Human Rights Code must be followed.

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