WorkSafeBC announced today that the preliminary average base rate for 2021 will remain unchanged at 1.55 percent of employers’ assessable payroll. This will be the fourth year in a row that the average base rate has remained at this level, consistent with WorkSafeBC’s goal of keeping rates stable.
The Council of Construction Associations has released a video highlighting the importance of wearing hard hats onsite while showing that religious beliefs can still be accommodated among Sikhs who wish to wear a turban.
Premier John Horgan has released Stronger BC for Everyone: BC’s Economic Recovery Plan, which is his government’s roadmap to spur economic recovery after being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Labour Minister Harry Bains introduced legislation this week that would raise the maximum salary on which compensation claims are based to $100,000, from the current $87,100.
On July 17, the federal government announced proposed changes to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy.
WorkSafeBC will be holding a public hearing on proposed amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. Because of the restrictions on public gatherings put in place by the provincial health officer during the COVID-19 pandemic, we will hold the public hearing virtually.
The Alberta government is proposing major changes to rules governing unions, including limits on where and how workers can picket during strikes or lockouts.
A new project in B.C. aims to explore alternative options for improving historically low trades apprenticeship completion rates which experts believe could worsen due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
