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2007-34 - Minimum Wage for Categories of Employees in Crown Construction Work

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NEW BRUNSWICK
REGULATION 2007-34
under the
Employment Standards Act
(O.C. 2007-180)
Filed May 29, 2007
Under section 9 of the Employment Standards Act, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following Regulation:
Citation
1This Regulation may be cited as the Minimum Wage for Categories of Employees in Crown Construction Work Regulation - Employment Standards Act.
Definitions
2The following definitions apply in this Regulation.
“building construction” includes the construction, remodelling and repair of buildings and related work at the same site. (construction de bâtiments)
“road and bridge construction” includes the construction of roads, bridges, sidewalks, parking lots, culverts and drainage and other related work at the same site. (construction de routes et de ponts)
Application
3Notwithstanding the provisions of the Minimum Wage Regulation - Employment Standards Act, this Regulation applies to the categories of employees referred to in sections 4 and 5 when employees in those categories perform work or supply services under a contract awarded by the Province.
Minimum wage
4On and after April 1, 2019, the minimum wage payable to an employee in a category listed in Column I of Schedule A shall be the greater of
(a) the minimum wage per hour listed in Column II of Schedule A, and
(b) the minimum wage per hour payable to an employee under the Minimum Wage Regulation – Employment Standards Act.
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Categories of employees not listed in Schedule
5On and after April 1, 2019, the minimum wage payable to an employee in a category not listed in Column I of Schedule A shall be the greater of
(a) the minimum wage per hour payable to a Labourer as set out in Column II of Schedule A, and
(b) the minimum wage per hour payable to an employee under the Minimum Wage Regulation – Employment Standards Act.
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Maximum number of hours of work at a minimum wage
6(1)The maximum number of hours of work for employees employed in Crown building construction for which the minimum wage fixed under section 4 or 5 shall be paid is 44 hours per week.
6(2)The maximum number of hours of work for employees employed in Crown road and bridge construction for which the minimum wage fixed under section 4 or 5 shall be paid is 50 hours per week.
Minimum wage for excess time worked
7(1)The minimum wage payable for time worked in excess of the maximum number of hours fixed under subsection 6(1) is one and one-half times the minimum wage fixed under section 4 or 5.
7(2)The minimum wage payable for time worked in excess of the maximum number of hours fixed under subsection 6(2) is one and one-half times the minimum wage fixed under section 4 or 5.
Repeal
8New Brunswick Regulation 90-149 under the Employment Standards Act is repealed.
Commencement
9This Regulation comes into force on July 1, 2007.
SCHEDULE A
Column I
 
Categories
of Employees
Column II
 
Minimum Wage per hour payable on and after April 1, 2019
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics
$24.57
Blasters
  17.10
Boilermakers
  24.91
Bricklayers
  20.92
Built-up Roofers and Shinglers
17.11
Carpenters
  17.23
Cement Finishers
  17.30
Crane Operators – including Operators of rough terrain cranes, cherry pickers, pile driver cranes and dragline mobile cranes
20.11
Divers – Stand-by
  17.79
Divers – Tenders
  14.83
Divers – Working
  26.69
Electricians
  20.62
Elevator Mechanics
30.17
Flag Persons
  10.37
Floor Covering Installers
  18.22
General Welders (except where welding is trade-related, in which case the wages shall be set as per the trade in which the welding takes place)
19.34
Glaziers
  14.22
Grader Operators
  15.75
Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanics
  16.88
Heavy Equipment Operators I – including Operators of bulldozers, front-end loaders, rollers, tractor loaders-backhoes
13.49
Heavy Equipment Operators II – including Drillers, and Operators of backhoes, Gradalls and shovels
15.11
Insulators
24.76
Ironworkers
24.15
Journeyperson Lineworkers
22.01
Labourers
  12.63
Line Pole Setters
15.29
Lineworkers (Groundworkers)
15.29
Millwrights
  25.85
Mortar Workers
  15.78
Operating Engineers
18.45
Painters
  15.69
Paving Machine and Asphalt Plant Operators – including Operators of asphalt and concrete spreaders, and Gradalls
15.27
Plasterers, Drywall Installers and Finishers and Lathers
20.15
Plumbers, Pipefitters, Steamfitters
23.53
Rod Setters (Reinforcing Steel)
19.92
Security Guards
  13.92
Sheet Metal Workers
  19.17
Sprinkler System Installers
27.56
Timberpersons and Cribpersons
  14.92
Truck Drivers
  13.91
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N.B. This Regulation is consolidated to April 1, 2019.