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Monday, November 20, 2023 10:55 AM
App-based ride-hailing and food-delivery gig workers will soon have better working conditions, thanks to new legislation that was introduced.
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Thursday, November 16, 2023 1:15 PM
App-based ride-hailing and food-delivery gig workers will soon have better working conditions with new protections, including basic employment standards.
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Thursday, April 28, 2022 7:30 AM
Premier John Horgan and Harry Bains, Minister of Labour, have issued the following statement:
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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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Thursday, June 17, 2021 1:15 PM
Starting Thursday, June 17, 2021, employers can apply for reimbursement of wages paid to workers who have taken sick leave related to COVID-19.
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Friday, May 14, 2021 3:30 PM
Since 2019, the Bridging to Retirement Program has been a high-demand, crucial support for displaced forestry workers in the Interior, especially as it came as the industry was facing downturns and hard times.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021 10:55 AM
Amendments to the Employment Standards Act providing workers with up to three hours of paid leave to get each dose of their COVID-19 vaccine are now in effect, retroactive to April 19, 2021.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021 7:30 AM
Premier John Horgan and Harry Bains, Minister of Labour, have issued the following statement:
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Wednesday, August 5, 2020 3:35 PM
Harry Bains, Minister of Labour, has appointed Sandra Banister, QC, to conduct a review of layoff and recall rights of unionized workers in British Columbia’s hotel sector as a result of COVID-19.
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Wednesday, August 5, 2020 10:45 AM
Workers and employers who need to extend temporary layoffs beyond the Aug. 30, 2020, expiry date are reminded to apply for a variance using the Employment Standards Branch’s new online application by Aug. 25.
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