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The Employment Standards Act of British Columbia (), is legislation enacted by the provincial government of British Columbia to protect the rights of working people. Sections within the act outline the employers responsibility to their employees, notably things such as minimum wage, meal breaks, and parental leave.
Crown corporations in BC are public-sector organizations established and funded by the Government of British Columbia to provide specialized goods and services to citizens. [1] They operate at varying levels of government control, depending on how they are defined, funded, and the kinds of services they provide.
The Manitoba Labour Board is an independent and autonomous specialist tribunal responsible for the "fair and efficient administration and adjudication of issues brought before it by labour and management concerning rights and responsibilities of the parties under the provisions of The Labour Relations Act, The Employments Standards Code, The ...
The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulation of British Columbia is the primary source of law governing workplace health and safety, which was most recently amended in 2016. It sets the standard to which workplaces must attain when inspected by WorkSafeBC , unless they are exempt from inspection, e.g. mines.
However, this has been criticized as changing the government's role "from enforcers of labour standards to being wage dispute resolvers." [5] Health Services and Support-Facilities Subsector Bargaining Association v British Columbia [2007] [6] Fraser v. Ontario (Attorney General) [2011] [7]
The Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia, operating as WorkSafeBC, is a statutory agency that was made in 1917, after the provincial legislature put into force legislation passed in 1902. [1] This legislation is known as the Workers Compensation Act. [2]
The BCGEU first gained full bargaining rights under the BC Public Service Labour Relations Act in 1974. [8] Since then the BCGEU has been involved in a number of precedent-setting legal cases, including BCGEU v. British Columbia on picketing rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Meiorin case on the test for discrimination.
BC Pension Corporation is one of the largest pension plan administrative agents in Canada with assets in excess of CA$123.6 billion. [1] [2] Created in 2000 with the passage of the Public Sector Pension Plans Act, the corporation provides pension administration services on behalf of British Columbia's College, Municipal, Public Service, Teachers', and WorkSafeBC pension plans for each of their ...