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Information about how wages must be paid under BC law. Includes minimum wage, minimum daily pay, deductions, keeping records, overtime pay, tips and gratuities, and uniforms and special clothing.
Complete information about BC employment standards — about payment, compensation, and working conditions. Includes a search bar.
Explains who is eligible, how to apply, how much you could receive, and how long benefits last.
Information on the three types of caregiving benefits. These are family caregiver benefit for children, family caregiver benefit for adults, and compassionate care benefits. It explains who is eligible to apply, how to apply, how much you could receive, and how long benefits last.
The page covers EI benefits and leave information for workers, families, fishers, and sickness. It links to how to apply, to submit a report, to view claims, and also links to the EI forms. Other benefits include regular, caregiving, fishing, sickness, maternity and parental, benefits for the self-employed, and benefits for Canadians living abroad.
Explains employers’ responsibilities in ensuring the EI program is administered fairly and efficiently. The information includes preparing records of employment, deducting and remitting EI premiums, and the EI premium reduction program. It explains supplementing EI benefits. The page also links to help if you need to reduce your workforce.
With Employability Assessments, WorkSafeBC evaluates a worker’s ability to work post-injury, with an estimate of what they can earn in a suitable occupation. Learn what to do if you disagree with the finding.
Explains EI for people running their own business or controlling more than 40% of their corporation’s voting shares. It explains the types of special benefits, how to register for the self-employed program, what documents you need to submit to the CRA, and how to withdraw from the program.
A fact sheet on when disability benefits stop if you were injured after June 2002, usually at age 65.
Not every work issue or type of work falls under BC employment standards. Workplace safety, human rights, small claims, work permits, and pay transparency may require different resources or agencies. Some workplaces, like those that are unionized, have their own standards. Learn what to do if the standards don’t apply to your issue.
