Changes to the Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia came into force on April 1. Following a recommendation by the Mining…
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Higher wages coming for B.C.’s lowest paid workers
On June 1, B.C. liquor servers will get a pay boost as the lower liquor server minimum wage is replaced with the general minimum wage…
Job-protected leave for workers getting COVID-19 vaccine
Workers can take the time they need to receive the COVID-19 vaccine without fear of losing their jobs, the B.C. government announced this afternoon (April…
State of emergency extended to Jan. 19
The Province of British Columbia today formally extended the provincial state of emergency, allowing health and emergency management officials to continue to use extraordinary powers…
Deadline looms for temporary layoff extensions
With only two weeks until the application deadline, employees and employers who need to extend temporary layoffs beyond the Aug. 30, expiry date are entering…
Applying for temporary layoff extensions reminder
Workers and employers who need to extend temporary layoffs beyond the Aug. 30, expiry date are reminded to apply for a variance using the Employment…
Review of recall rights in B.C.’s hotel sector
The B.C. Ministry of Labour today announced there will be a review of layoff and recall rights of workers in British Columbia’s hotel sector as…
Campaign urges drivers to slow down in cone zones
In the last decade, 13 roadside workers were killed and 204 injured The annual Cone Zone campaign kicks off in July to improve the safety…
Layoff provisions for workers, employers extended
Following conversations with business and worker representatives, the Province of British Columbia announced June 25 it is extending the temporary layoffs provisions to a maximum…
B.C. ups supports for workers during pandemic
The provincial government announced March 23 it has made two changes to the Employment Standards Act to better support workers both during the COVID-19 public…