Category: British Columbia
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B.C. Health & Safety Guide for Small Business
WorkSafeBC published an updated version of Health and Safety for Small Businesses: A Guide to WorkSafeBC. While the Guide is aimed a small business, it does provide a helpful overview of workers' compensation and occupational health and safety in British Columbia . . .
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B.C. Regulation re ESA Exclusion
British Columbia published Regulation 191/2019, adding a new exclusion under the B.C. Employment Standards Act (ESA) for Ambulance Paramedics and Dispatchers . . .
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B.C. Consultation re Domestic & Sexual Violence Leave of Absence
Earlier this year, British Columbia passed Bill 8, which added a new unpaid domestic or sexual violence leave of absence to the Employment Standards Act. B.C. announced a consultation, which asks whether some of this leave of absence should be paid . . .
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B.C. Consultation re Amendments to Occupational Health & Safety Regulations
WorksafeBC announced consultations regarding amendments to Part 6, Substance Specific Requirements - Cytotoxic Drugs of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation . . .
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B.C. Regulation re Compassionate Care & Critical Illness Leaves
British Columbia Regulation 137/2019 repeals the Compassionate Care Leave Regulation, B.C. Reg. 281/2006, and replaces it with a new Family Member Regulation, which will apply to both compassionate care and critical illness leaves of absence . . .
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B.C. Regulations re Occupational Health & Safety
WorkSafeBC published amendments to the British Columbia Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, which came into force on June 3, 2019 . . .
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B.C. Workers’ Compensation Review
The British Columbia government announced an independent review of its workers' compensation system. Comments may be submitted via an online questionnaire (available now) or at public hearings taking place from June 14, 2019 to July 19, 2019. The final report is to be submitted to the B.C. government by September 30, 2019 . . .
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B.C. Passes Bill 8 re Employment Standards & Bill 30 re Labour Relations
British Columbia's Bill 8, Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2019 and Bill 30, Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 2019 received Royal Assent on May 30, 2019. Bill 8 makes extensive amendments to the British Columbia Employment Standards Act (ESA), while Bill 30 makes wide-ranging amendments to the British Columbia Labour Relations Code (the Code). Many provisions (as indicated) come into force on Royal Assent . . .
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B.C. Minimum Wage to Increase June 1, 2019
The Ministry of Labour has announced that on June 1, 2019, B.C.’s general hourly minimum wage will increase to $13.85 from $12.65, and the minimum wage rates for liquor servers, resident caretakers and live-in camp leaders will all also increase . . .
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B.C. Amends Bill 30 re Labour Relations
British Columbia amended Bill 30, Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 2019 to clarify the new provision restricting the periods in which unions can raid each other . . .
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