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Thursday, January 20, 2022 10:00 AM
Ten years ago, two workers were killed and 20 others were injured in an explosion at the Babine Forest Products mill near Burns Lake.
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Wednesday, November 24, 2021 12:15 PM
Paid sick leave will be standard for workers in British Columbia beginning Jan. 1, 2022, with a minimum of five paid sick days each year.
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Monday, September 6, 2021 7:00 AM
Premier John Horgan and Harry Bains, Minister of Labour, have issued the following statement marking Labour Day:
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Friday, April 9, 2021 10:15 AM
On June 1, 2021, B.C. liquor servers will get a pay boost as the lower liquor server minimum wage is replaced with the general minimum wage of $15.20 an hour.
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Friday, March 26, 2021 8:00 AM
Harry Bains, Minister of Labour, has issued the following statement:
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Friday, February 19, 2021 12:35 PM
We all know about or have personally felt the effects of the forestry industry’s downturn over the last few years.
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Saturday, September 19, 2020 10:15 AM
Temporary foreign workers who come to B.C. to work will be better protected now that the employers who want to hire these workers will be required to register with the Province as of Dec. 15, 2020.
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Monday, July 20, 2020 12:30 PM
Employers and workers who need to extend temporary layoffs due to COVID-19 can more easily apply for a variance using the Employment Standards Branch’s new online application.
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Thursday, June 25, 2020 12:15 PM
Following conversations with business and worker representatives, the Province of British Columbia has extended the temporary layoffs provisions to a maximum of 24 weeks expiring on Aug. 30, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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