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November 16, 2021 |
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New study exposes business lobby myths on 10 days paid sick leave

(Unceded Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam territories — Vancouver, BC) Despite business lobbyists’ claims of dire implications for employers, a new study shows 10 days of paid sick leave will mean negligible increases in costs for BC businesses. According to the study, conducted by economist Jim Stanford at the Centre for Future of Work, the BC Federation of Labour’s proposed 10-day paid sick

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October 29, 2021 |
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Government inaction leaves injured workers waiting, two years on from promised reforms to compensation system

(Unceded Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam territories — Vancouver, BC) Two years after its own in-depth review of the Workers’ Compensation Board made detailed recommendations for sweeping change, injured workers are still waiting for the BC government to act. October 30 marks the second anniversary of the submission of the report by workers’ compensation expert Janet Patterson to Labour

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October 22, 2021 |
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BC businesses join call for 10 days of paid sick leave in open letter to Premier Horgan 

(Unceded Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam territories — Vancouver, BC) Dozens of BC-based businesses have signed an open letter calling on the BC government to bring in 10 employer-paid sick days. They’re among 70 organizations that have signed the letter, including public health advocates from Canadian Doctors for Medicare, the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, and the Canadian Labour Congress. It

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October 12, 2021 |
Briefs

Submission to WCB on proposed regulatory amendments to Part 3

A PDF of the complete submission can be found here. Introduction The BC Federation of Labour (“Federation,” “BCFED”) appreciates the opportunity to provide our submission with respect to the proposed amendments to: Part 3: Rights and responsibilities, Occupational first aid, Sections 3.1, 3.14-3.21 and Tables: 3-A Minimum levels of first aid and 3-1, Minimum requirements The Federation represents

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October 12, 2021 |
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卑詩勞工聯盟啟動十天有薪病假的網上宣傳活動

(未割讓的領土斯闊米甚，原名：茨萊爾沃圖斯，瑪斯昆族地區 — 不列顛哥倫比亞省溫哥華) 卑詩勞工聯盟今天開始網上宣傳活動以推動省府盡快實施每年最低十天有薪病假，有關永久計劃的詳情細節將於今年秋天時候公佈。 卑詩勞工聯盟(BCFED)主席克朗克（Laird Cronk）指出：「十天的有薪病假制度是必須要實行的，此能讓患病僱員不需要在經濟壓力和身體健康上作出取捨。」這是經濟合作與發展組織（OECD）的基本標準，亦是卑詩省人民迫切的渴求。在我們的民意調查中發現，每十個人當中就有八人支持每年至少十天有薪病假，而他們也是來自於不同的年齡層、性別、地區甚至黨派。 此活動附帶一封公開信，內容主要呼籲勞工處處長、主要內閣處長和當地立法會議會推行最低十天的有薪病假。公開信提供多種語言，包括英語、旁遮普、語繁體中文、簡體中文、他加祿語，詳情請瀏覽以下網站： futureforall.ca/10_days。

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October 12, 2021 |
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10 ਦਿਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਪੇਡ ਸਿੱਕ ਲੀਵ ਲਈ ਬੀਸੀਫੈਡ ਨੇ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕੀਤੀ ਡਿਜਿਟਲ ਮੀਡਿਆ ਮੁਹਿੰਮ

(ਸਕੁਆਮਿਸ਼ ,ਤਸਲੇਇਲ - ਵਾਉਤਉੱਠ ਅਤੇ ਮੁਸਕੁਐਮ ਦੀ ਅਜੇਤੂ ਜਮੀਨ ਤੋਂ - ਵੈਨਕੂਵਰ , ਬ੍ਰਿਟਿਸ਼ ਕੋਲੰਬੀਆ ) ਬੀਸੀਫੈਡ ਨੇ ਰੋਜਗਾਰਦਾਤਾਵਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਭੁਗਤਾਨਯੋਗ 10 ਦਿਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਪੇਡ ਸਿੱਕ ਲੀਵ ਲਾਗੂ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਮਨਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਡਿਜਿਟਲ ਮੁਹਿੰਮ ਵਿੱਢੀ ਹੈ,ਜਿਸਦੇ ਸਥਾਈ ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮ ਬਾਰੇ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਪੱਤਝੜ ਸੈਸ਼ਨ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਖ਼ੁਲਾਸਾ ਕਰ ਸਕਦੀ ਹੈ. ਬੀਸੀਫੈਡ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰੈਜ਼ੀਡੈਂਟ ਲੇਯਰਡ ਕਰੋਂਕ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ "10 ਦਿਨ ਦੀ ਪੇਡ ਸਿੱਕ ਨਾਲ ਲੀਵ ਵਰਕਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਬਿਮਾਰ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹੋਵੇ ਵੀ ਕੰਮ ਉਪਰ ਜਾਣ ਤੇ ਆਪਣੇ

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