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Alberta: Member Notices/Alerts

Advocacy & Policy

Alberta: Member Notices/Alerts

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Environment

>	Member Notice: Wood Buffalo/Fort McMurray, Alberta Banning Single-Use Shopping Bags New by-law effective September 1, 2010
>	Member Notice: RCC signs Memorandum of Understanding to reduce plastic bag distribution in Alberta Alberta MOU consistent with agreements in other provinces
>	Member Notice: Wood Buffalo/Fort McMurray, Alberta Banning Single-Use Shopping Bags New bylaw effective September 1, 2010

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Finance

>	Member Notice: Alberta Caps Property Tax Assessment Complaint Fee RCC forces policy change that saves local retailers thousands

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Human Resources

>	Member Notice: RCC Advocates for a Principled Minimum Wage Policy in Alberta Advocacy continues as Economic Committee finalizes policy framework
>	Member Notice: Retail industry's new recruitment website — "live" in Alberta Post Alberta jobs on www.JobRocket.ca

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Loss Prevention

>	Member Notice: Alberta Security Services And Investigators Act Comes Into Effect April 1, 2010 RCC lobby effort results in the most retail friendly security guard legislation in the country

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Privacy

>	Member Notice: Privacy Commissioner's Investigation Leads To Significant Change In Retail Hiring Practices Pre-employment credit checks for sales associates found to contravene privacy legislation

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Safety Guides for Retail Workers

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Health & Safety

>	Member Notice: Alberta Government Making Industry Health And Safety Statistics Public

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