Government workers in British Columbia earn 4.4 per cent higher wages on average than comparable private-sector employees, according to a new study… …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
SHARP Workplaces program receives $1.5 million to support women facing sexual harassment in trades in B.C.
The Community Legal Assistance Society has received $1.5 million in renewed federal funding to expand its Sexual Harassment Advice, Response, and Prevention… …
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Employment Law
B.C. court finds wrongful dismissal after employer failed to follow progressive discipline
A British Columbia Provincial Court judge has awarded an employee $13,076.96 in severance after finding his termination was not for just cause …
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Employment LawFeatured
Worker who punched co-worker reinstated after employer ignored years of racist harassment: Arbitrator
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… …

