Labour
Honourable Jennifer Whiteside
Honourable Jennifer Whiteside
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Email: LBR.Minister@gov.bc.ca
Labour
New job-protected medical leave in effect for workers facing serious illness, injury
Workers with a serious illness or injury can now take as many as 27 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave within a 12-month period to undergo medical treatment and focus on their recovery.
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New rules on sick notes eliminate unnecessary paperwork
Effective immediately, new rules limit when employers can ask for sick notes and will allow more time for health-care providers to spend with patients.
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Job-protected medical leave lets workers return to work after serious illness
Workers with a serious illness or injury will have improved job protection under a proposed amendment to the Employment Standards Act.
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Minister’s statement on the Cowichan Valley Transit dispute
Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Labour, has issued the following statement on the Cowichan Valley Transit System labour dispute:
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Minister’s statement on the Cowichan Valley transit labour dispute
Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Labour, has issued the following statement on the Cowichan Valley transit labour dispute:
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