Category: Workplace Law
British Columbia’s new Employer Health Tax came into force on January 1, 2019.
We are frequently asked about “settling with the Board”. Our response is that you cannot settle with WorkSafeBC.
WorksafeBC is the provincially legislated body having exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate all issues related to most worker injuries.
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