Emergency workers will be able to access information about potential disease exposure with legislation introduced today by the Honourable Margaret MacDiarmid, Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government.

Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government Margaret MacDiarmid congratulated B.C.'s Open Government team today for achieving the number-one ranking in Canada for eGovernment, in a new study released yesterday by the Stratford Institute.

A ministerial regulation establishing timelines for Labour Relations Board decisions will ensure timely resolution of workplace disputes, Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government Margaret MacDiarmid announced.

The Province of British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to release data from its provincial budget as open data announced Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government Margaret MacDiarmid.

Following an in-depth review, piece rates for hand-harvested crops listed in the employment standards regulation will remain unchanged as the review found current piece rates are appropriate for both workers and employers.

The assistant deputy minister of industrial relations has issued his report to Labour Minister Margaret MacDiarmid outlining the likelihood of a voluntarily negotiated agreement between the BC Teachers' Federation and the BC Public School Employers' Association.

Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government Margaret MacDiarmid congratulated British Columbia's Open Government team today for winning the silver medal at this year's Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC)/Deloitte Public Sector Leadership Awards.

Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government Minister Margaret MacDiarmid has instructed the assistant deputy minister of industrial relations to report on the likelihood of a negotiated settlement between the BC Teachers' Federation (BCTF) and the BC Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA).