By Jock Finlayson
In a rare bit of good news for employers, WorkSafeBC has announced that the average “base rate” premium will remain unchanged in...
By Marli Rusen
The Legal Requirement to Prevent/Minimize Bullying
On November 1, 2013, WorksafeBC published policies in which employers are mandated to "prevent or otherwise minimize,...
By Cori Maedel
Effective November 1, 2013, BC employers, supervisors and workers began operating under a new set of three legally binding WorkSafeBC policies. As...
By Michael Watt and Derek Frenette
On July 1, 2012, Section 5.1(1)(a)(ii) of the Workers Compensation Act (the “Act”) was enacted. Part of this new...
By Christian Codrington, CHRP
In less than one month, employers and employees in BC will have to meet legal obligations to ensure their workplaces are...
By Christian Codrington, CHRP
Do school yard bullies grow up and continue inappropriate behavior as adults? Since the July 1, 2012 passing of Bill 14,...
By Marino Sveinson
It has been six months since Bill 14 came into effect on July 1, 2012 along with WorkSafeBC’s corresponding compensation policy on...
By Christian Codrington, CHRP
BC’s provincial election is set for May 14, 2013 and pollsters such as Ipsos Reid currently have the BC NDP party...
