employment law changes relating to covid-19

B.C. Employment Standards Variances of 13 Week Temporary Lay Offs

September 11, 2020
Susan Kootnekoff
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Earlier this summer, the British Columbia government extended the Employment Standards Act (ESA) temporary layoff provisions to a maximum of 24 weeks for cases in which the COVID-19 emergency is a cause of all or part of the layoff. That...

Covid-19 Related Changes to Employment Standards Act, B.C.

April 15, 2020
Susan Kootnekoff
Photo: "Corona Virus" by danielfoster437 is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

British Columbia’s Employment Standards Act (ESA) has been amended in response to concerns regarding covid-19. The amendments are now in effect. They include two new job protected unpaid leaves of absence: a covid-19 related leave; and an unpaid illness or injury leave. BC’s...