As we regaled you with our
post last week, labour and employment-related
legislation in BC and federally has been subject to some major
changes in 2019. Following last week's post about changes to
the BC Employment Standards Act, this is the second
installment in our four-part series on the legislative changes that
could affect you or your business, and we are focusing on the BC Labour Relations Code. Stay
tuned for our upcoming posts on the Canada Labour Code and
the BC Human Rights Code.
Part II- The Labour Relations Code Strikes Back
On April 30, 2019, the BC government introduced Bill 30 – 2019:
Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 2019 ("Bill
30") to amend the Labour Relations Code
("Code"), which has since become law. Bill 30
introduces a number of changes to the labour relations landscape in
British Columbia. We've summarized some of the more notable
ones below:
