Bill C-415: An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (flight attendants)

Short Title Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Flight Attendants' Remuneration Act . R.S., c. L- 2 Canada Labour Code 2 The Canada Labour Code is amended by adding the following after section 177: DIVISION I. 01 Flight Attendants Calculation of hours of work 177.01 (1) For the purposes of section 169, in calculating the time worked in a day, a week or a pay period, as the case may be, for which an employee who is a flight attendant is to be paid, the employer must include the time that the employee (a) spends carrying out all pre-flight and post-flight duties relating to aircraft security and passenger service, including assisting with embarking and disembarking and pre-flight cabin and passenger safety checks; (b) spends completing mandatory training programs; and (c) is in the work place, within the meaning of section 122, at the call of the employer and at the disposal of the employer, including during a flight delay, whether or not the delay is within the employer’s control. Wage rate (2) An employer must pay to each employee who is a flight attendant a wage at a rate not less than the employee’s regular rate of wages for the work described in subsection (1).