Employment Standards Branch (BC Ministry of Labour)
Includes a manual of interpretation guidelines, forms and factsheets relative to employment law in BC, including information about the new parental and pregnancy provisions. Site includes the Guide to BC Employment Standards which explains basic minimum standards of wages and terms of employment for most employers and employees in BC, as well as the Act and Regulations.
Labour Relations Board (BC)
Select Code Guide for a plain language guide to the Labour Relations Code and Regulations as well as full-text links, decisions and forms.
Health & Safety
Worksafe BC: Publications
Provides a variety of online publications and resources about workplace safety and setting up WHMIS programs.
Information for Workers
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
The Legal Services Society of BC
Online publications and videos and CDs on many legal issues.
Benefits & Appeals
Compassionate Care Leave
Factsheet on the right to unpaid leave from your job to care for a gravely ill family member.
Employment Insurance Jurisprudence Library
Use their extended search to locate employment insurance related Court decisions and all decisions of the umpire, including significant CUBs.
Reviews and Appeals of WCB Decisions
A worker's information kit.
Workers Advisors Office (BC Ministry of Labour)
Provides advice on many subjects including Appeals to the Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal and WCB claims forms.
WorkSafe BC
The Workers' Compensation Board (BC) provides forms, links, and a wide variety of online publications including Benefits and Services: a Handbook for Workers, as well as the Claims Appeals Guide for Workers and for Employers.
