Vancouver lawyer Lisa Helps has been contracted by the Province to assess how WorkSafeBC implemented worker safety recommendations following the two sawmill explosions at Babine Forest Products and Lakeland Mills.

To increase the confidence of workers and employers, the British Columbia government will undertake a formal review of its workers’ compensation system with the appointment of retired labour lawyer Janet Patterson.

For the next month, British Columbians are invited to share their views before government makes changes to B.C.’s Employment Standards Act.

For speakers of Hausa, Cebuano or one of over 100 other languages, real-time access to information about B.C.'s employment standards, in their native tongue, is now just a phone call away.

The minimum wage for farm workers paid by piece rate will increase by 11.5% on Jan. 1, 2019, making life more affordable for workers who hand-harvest certain crops in B.C.

The B.C. government has released a report that includes a wide range of draft recommendations on ways to reduce exposure to asbestos, to protect workers, homeowners, the public and the environment from the dangers of asbestos.

Harry Bains, Minister of Labour, is appointing one new member and re-appointing three members to WorkSafeBC’s board of directors, ensuring that the board has the expertise needed to provide leadership in workers’ compensation and workplace health and safety.

Recently, I introduced new legislation that will better protect thousands of people coming to work in B.C. under the federal Temporary Foreign Worker Program.

Following consultations with British Columbians, businesses, and labour organizations, an independent report on updating B.C.’s Labour Relations Code has been made public, as government considers its recommendations.