Employment Standards in British Columbia - Annotated Legislation and Commentary

This publication is essential for: labour and employment law practitioners and human resource specialists.

Current to: June 1, 2013

The definitive guide for human resources specialists and lawyers
No other resource is available to bring you current, time-saving, and reliable answers to your employment standards issues in a convenient, one-volume format. This annually updated manual provides a practical, one-stop guide to the Employment Standards Act and Regulation. Designed specifically for labour and employment law lawyers and human resources managers, this publication provides concise answers to employment standards issues, authoritative commentary, and coverage of recent court and tribunal decisions and legislative developments in British Columbia.

CONTENTS
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Employment Standards Act

1. Introductory Provisions

2. Hiring Employees

3. Wages, Special Clothing, and Records

4. Hours of Work and Overtime

5. Statutory Holidays

6. Leaves and Jury Duty

7. Annual Vacation

8. Termination of Employment

9. Variances

10. Complaints, Investigations, and Determinations

11. Enforcement

12. Employment Standards Tribunal

13. Appeals

14. General Provisions

15. Transitional and Consequential Provisions

Employment Standards Regulation

1. Interpretation

2. Employment Agencies and Farm Labour Contractors

3. Employees Working in Residences

4. Minimum Wages

5. Hours of Work and Statutory Holiday Pay

6. Interest and Penalties

7. Variances and Exclusions

7.1 Conditions of Employment for Children

8. Miscellaneous

Compassionate Care Leave Regulation

Case Table

Statute Table

Index

Features

• NEW! online access to electronic version with hyperlinks to primary law
• narrative overviews of each part of the Act
• summaries of significant tribunal and court decisions, written in everyday language
• the full text of the Employment Standards Act and Employment Standards Regulation—with annotations and commentary tied to the individual sections
• Tribunal rules, statistics, and related information
• convenient finding tools such as tabs, case and statute tables, and a subject index
• annual updates at an affordable price, to keep you on top of important developments

Current Authors
Taryn L. Mackie — Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP, Vancouver
Andrew Schafer — Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP, Vancouver

Founding Authors
Gwendoline C. Allison — now at Foy Allison Law Group, West Vancouver
William E. Cascadden — now at McCarthy Tétrault, Calgary
Lucas A. Corwin — now Executive Director, Labour Strategy, BC Public Sector Employers' Council Secretariat, Victoria