An arbitrator has reinstated a British Columbia mixer driver who was fired for punching a colleague, ruling that his employer’s failure to …
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Employment LawFeatured
Judge convicts Canada Post shop steward of sexual assault in Prince George, B.C.
By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen A BC Supreme Court judge convicted a former Canada Post shop steward in Prince George of …
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FeaturedMental Health
BC forest workers gain access to confidential mental health counselling program
Workers in British Columbia’s forest industry can now access free confidential mental health services through the Connection to Care program, which expanded …
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WorkSafeBC will maintain its average base premium rate at $1.55 per $100 of assessable payroll in 2026, marking the ninth consecutive year …
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Employment LawFeaturedLabour RelationsPensions
Employer breached duty to bargain by withholding pension data, BC board rules
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAn employer’s refusal to provide pension plan information to a union breached its duty to bargain in good faith, the British Columbia …
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CompensationFeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Minimum piece rates for farm hand-harvest workers rise 2.6 percent in B.C.
British Columbia’s minimum piece rates for workers who hand-harvest 15 specified farm crops will increase 2.6 percent on Dec. 31, 2025. The …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
B.C. paramedics union says negotiations broke down, warns of a possible strike
The union representing thousands of paramedics, dispatchers, and call takers in British Columbia is warning about potential job action after it says …
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AltaGas Ltd. has signed a new five-year labour agreement with union workers at its Ridley Island Propane Export Terminal in Prince Rupert, …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
B.C. construction firm owner fined in ‘landmark case’ for safety violations
WorkSafeBC says the owner of a homebuilding company has been fined more than $80,000 for workplace safety violations in a “landmark case.” …
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FeaturedPayrollWorkplace Safety & OHS
WorkSafeBC clarifies tips, wage-loss benefits in payroll reporting directive
WorkSafeBC has updated its assessable payroll practice directive to clarify how employers should report tips and wage-loss benefits, effective Jan. 1, 2026. …
