By Employment and Social Development Canada Every day, more and more Canadian workers are taking on gig work—casual work arrangements involving specific and often one-off tasks, frequently through digital platforms. …
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First permanent delivery-fee cap in Canada will help B.C. ring in new year
Canada’s first permanent cap on fees charged to restaurants by food-delivery companies will go into effect in British Columbia on Jan. 1, 2023, giving restaurant owners more certainty about their …
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B.C. holding roundtables with gig workers as it considers employment standards changes
The B.C. government is hosting a series of regional in-person roundtables to hear directly from gig workers about their jobs and working conditions, and the unique challenges for app-based ride-hailing …
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Movie sound engineer entitled to keep $2,000 downpayment in dispute over work quality
A sound engineer was entitled to keep a $2,000 down payment for audio work on a movie, a British Columbia tribunal has ruled, despite the fact the company that hired …
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