Employers in British Columbia may schedule work hours as they see fit. They may draft schedules weeks in advance or on a daily basis. However, employment law prescribes the number of hours workers may work, the number of free hours they should have, and how they will...
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Month: April 2020
Workers can refuse unsafe work to avoid workplace injury
On Behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Apr 20, 2020 | Workplace Injuries
Some workers in British Columbia may not realize that they have the right to refuse job tasks that would threaten their safety. Employers must provide safety training and personal protective gear to protect employees from conditions that could cause a workplace...
New Relief Program Announcements by the Prime Minister
On Behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Apr 17, 2020 | Blog
On April 16, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an expansion of the eligibility criteria for the Canada Emergency Business Account ("CEBA") as well as the introduction of a new program, the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance ("CECRA") program. He...
COVID-19: Substituting Statutory Holidays in BC
On Behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Apr 9, 2020 | Labour And Employment Law
The next statutory holiday in BC is tomorrow, Good Friday, on April 10. This is the first statutory holiday to occur during the peak of the COVID-19 crisis and many may have lost sight of it given current world events, particularly if your business is in a partial...
COVID-19: April 8, 2020 Government Update on Emergency Wage Subsidy
On Behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Apr 9, 2020 | Blog, Labour And Employment Law
Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy ("CEWS")Prime Minister Justice Trudeau announced another anticipated update to the CEWS yesterday. The requirement of a 30 percent drop in revenue as a result of COVID-19 should be relaxed for the first month, such that an employer can...
Re-organized BC Workers’ Compensation Act now in force
On Behalf of Overholt Law LLP | Apr 6, 2020 | Workers Compensation
Today, Monday April 6, 2020, a revised British Columbia Workers' Compensation Act, RSBC 2019, c. 1 came into force (the "Revised Act"). The Revised Act is reorganized and intended to be easier to read. Parts of the former legislation were 100 years old and in need of...