WorkSafeBC Announces Increase in Workers’ Compensation Premiums for 2014
By Christopher McHardy WorkSafeBC recently announced that there will be rate hikes again in 2014. This will mean that most employers in British Columbia can expect to pay higher premium costs for the...
View ArticleNovember 1 Deadline for Bullying Policy
Policy and Other Steps RequiredBy Earl Phillips WorkSafeBC’s requirements for establishing and implementing a policy on bullying and harassment take effect on November 1. The policy sets out 9 specific...
View ArticleBC Employers Face Bullying and Harassment Deadline
WorkSafeBC Policy Takes Effect November 1By Earl Phillips It’s not too late, and it’s not too hard to comply, but the deadline is looming. WorkSafeBC’s policy regarding compliance with the bullying...
View ArticleFrom the Desk of the HR Manager: Spring Cleaning – Performing an HR Audit
By Ryley Mennie Our colleagues in Ontario recently posted a very useful outline of an HR audit that will help BC employers ensure they stay up-to-date and on top of the wide variety of...
View ArticleIntroducing Occupational Health & Safety Month!
By Rosalie Cress This month, we introduce a new series focusing on occupational health and safety (“OH&S”) issues to help employers ensure health and safety in the workplace and avoid penalties...
View ArticleOH&S Month Part 3: Annual Review Of Your Bullying and Harassment Policies
By Donovan Plomp The deadline for compliance with WorkSafeBC’s bullying and harassment policies was last November 1, 2013. We’d like to remind all BC employers that certain obligations under the...
View ArticleOH&S Month Part 4: The Loneliest Number? Regulations for Employees Working Alone
By Christopher McHardy Many employees work alone or in isolation, whether from time to time or as a regular part of their work. In addition to an employer’s general statutory obligation to ensure a...
View ArticleNew Investigation Requirements, On-The-Spot Financial Penalties and Work-Stop...
By Christopher McHardy and Will Skinner Before the Babine and Lakeland sawmill disasters in 2012, employers were already under an obligation to investigate any workplace incident involving serious...
View ArticleHave your say – potential changes to Workers’ Compensation Act regulations
By Ryley Mennie WorkSafeBC recently announced public consultation and hearings into proposed changes to regulations under the Workers’ Compensation Act, including environmental tobacco smoke,...
View ArticleNew WorkSafeBC regulations for joint occupational health and safety...
By Monique Ronning In British Columbia, a workplace with 20 or more workers must have a joint occupational health and safety committee (“Committee”), and a workplace with 10-19 workers must have a...
View ArticleThese heels weren’t made for workin’… BC bans mandatory high heeled shoes in...
By Ryley Mennie On April 7, 2017, the BC Government issued a press release on having fulfilled its promise to ban mandatory high heels from BC workplaces. The change was made by amending section 8.22...
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