The B.C. Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal filed by a former flight attendant for Jazz Aviation, ruling the claim to be abandoned after he didn’t comply with a …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
B.C. unveils more details about labour, employment changes for gig economy workers
British Columbia has unveiled more details about its new legislation aimed at improving the working conditions for app-based ride-hailing and food-delivery gig workers. This move, announced by Harry Bains, Minister …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Unifor says B.C.’s proposed legislation for gig economy workers is step in right direction, but it falls short of offering full employment rights
British Columbia’s Labour Minister Harry Bains has proposed new regulations aimed at providing protections for gig workers, who are often classified as “independent contractors” and denied basic workplace rights. While …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
B.C. enhances protections for gig economy workers with new employment standards
British Columbia is poised to enhance the working conditions for gig economy workers in app-based ride-hailing and food delivery services, with the introduction of new protections and employment standards. This …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
B.C. hires more than 300 security officers to protect workers at health-care facilities
In a significant move to bolster the safety of health-care workers and patients in British Columbia, the provincial government has successfully recruited 320 new relational security officers across 26 health-care …
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AccommodationFeatured
Workers can’t expect ‘perfect solution’ in accommodation, tribunal rules in dismissing allergy-related complaint against health authority
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a complaint by a worker against her employer, the Interior Health Authority (IHA), over a chemical allergy. The worker, TS, had alleged …
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AccommodationFeatured
B.C. human rights tribunal allows complaint over breach of accommodation agreement involving bakery worker at Safeway to proceed
A former bakery helper at a Safeway grocery store has had a part of her discrimination complaint slated for a hearing by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal. The complaint, …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
B.C. human rights tribunal rejects bid by city to toss complaint from worker who alleged sexual harassment, assault by councillor
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has rejected an application from a unnamed municipality to dismiss a complaint from a long-term female employee who alleged that she faced sexual harassment …
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FeaturedMental Health
B.C. plumbing and heating company loses bid to have mental health complaint from former GM dismissed without hearing
A B.C. plumbing and heating company has lost its bid to have a human rights hearing involving its former general manager tossed out without a hearing. The general manager, TB, …
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By Zak Vescera | The Tyee The B.C. government will guarantee new employment rights for ride-hailing and delivery drivers, including a minimum wage and WorkSafeBC coverage, Labour Minister Harry Bains …