Author: Colin Edstrom
Significant revisions to the British Columbia Employment Standards Act that purport to impact nearly all workplaces in British Columbia are scheduled to come into force shortly.
The British Columbia Court of Appeal recently affirmed that the test for assessing discrimination in employment on the basis of family status differs from other protected grounds.
British Columbia’s new Employer Health Tax came into force on January 1, 2019.
Consumption of recreational cannabis will be legal as of October 17th. While some Canadians are rejoicing, many businesses are understandably nervous.
British Columbia has had a new provincial government since July 2017. Over the past 10 months, the John Horgan government has revised or sought to revise various workplace laws.
Premier John Horgan recently announced that the minimum wage rate in British Columbia will rise to $15 per hour by 2021
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