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. …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsLabour Relations
B.C.’s David Eby ‘not seeking’ 2026 election, after year that tested NDP coalition
By Wolfgang Depner It should have been a very bad day for David Eby’s government. But on Dec. 3, the morning after the …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
B.C. Union that represents 67,500 health workers votes 54.2 per cent for 4 year deal
The bargaining group that represents 67,500 health workers in British Columbia has voted 54.2 per cent in favour of a four-year agreement. …


