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Government inaction leaves injured workers waiting, two years on from promised reforms to compensation system
October 29, 2021
(Unceded Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam territories — Vancouver, BC) Two years after its own in-depth review of the Workers’ Compensation Board made detailed recommendations for sweeping change, injured workers are still waiting for the BC government to act. BC businesses join call for 10 days of paid sick leave in open letter to Premier Horgan
October 22, 2021
(Unceded Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam territories — Vancouver, BC) Dozens of BC-based businesses have signed an open letter calling on the BC government to bring in 10 employer-paid sick days. 卑詩勞工聯盟啟動十天有薪病假的網上宣傳活動
October 12, 2021
(未割讓的領土斯闊米甚，原名：茨萊爾沃圖斯，瑪斯昆族地區 — 不列顛哥倫比亞省溫哥華) 卑詩勞工聯盟今天開始網上宣傳活動以推動省府盡快實施每年最低十天有薪病假，有關永久計劃的詳情細節將於今年秋天時候公佈。
卑詩勞工聯盟(BCFED)主席克朗克（Laird Cronk）指出：「十天的有薪病假制度是必須要實行的，此能讓患病僱員不需要在經濟壓力和身體健康上作出取捨。」這是經濟合作與發展組織（OECD）的基本標準，亦是卑詩省人民迫切的渴求。在我們的民意調查中發現，每十個人當中就有八人支持每年至少十天有薪病假，而他們也是來自於不同的年齡層、性別、地區甚至黨派。... more 10 ਦਿਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਪੇਡ ਸਿੱਕ ਲੀਵ ਲਈ ਬੀਸੀਫੈਡ ਨੇ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕੀਤੀ ਡਿਜਿਟਲ ਮੀਡਿਆ ਮੁਹਿੰਮ
October 12, 2021
(ਸਕੁਆਮਿਸ਼ ,ਤਸਲੇਇਲ - ਵਾਉਤਉੱਠ ਅਤੇ ਮੁਸਕੁਐਮ ਦੀ ਅਜੇਤੂ ਜਮੀਨ ਤੋਂ - ਵੈਨਕੂਵਰ , ਬ੍ਰਿਟਿਸ਼ ਕੋਲੰਬੀਆ ) ਬੀਸੀਫੈਡ ਨੇ ਰੋਜਗਾਰਦਾਤਾਵਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਭੁਗਤਾਨਯੋਗ 10 ਦਿਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਪੇਡ ਸਿੱਕ ਲੀਵ ਲਾਗੂ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਮਨਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਡਿਜਿਟਲ ਮੁਹਿੰਮ ਵਿੱਢੀ ਹੈ,ਜਿਸਦੇ ਸਥਾਈ ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮ ਬਾਰੇ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਪੱਤਝੜ ਸੈਸ਼ਨ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਖ਼ੁਲਾਸਾ ਕਰ ਸਕਦੀ ਹੈ. Naglunsad ang BCFED ng isang digital na kampanya para magkaroon ang mga manggagawa ng 10 araw ng sick leave na may bayad
October 12, 2021
(Mula sa mga Teritoryong hindi isinuko ng mga Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam - Vancouver, BC) Naglunsad ang BCFED ng isang digital na kampanya upang hikayatin ang gobyerno ng BC na magpatupad ng Sick Leave program na sampung araw at babayaran ng pinagtatrabahuhan. Ang... more BCFED launches multilingual digital campaign for 10 days of paid sick leave
October 12, 2021
(Unceded Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam territories — Vancouver, BC) The BCFED kicked off a digital campaign today to urge the government to opt for 10 days of employer-paid sick leave when it unveils the details of the permanent program later this fall. Statement on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 29, 2021
(Unceded Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam territories — Vancouver, BC) September 30, 2021 marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This is a day for all of us to recognize the legacy of colonialism and genocide, and how the practices that reinforce and amplify them... more BCFED encouraged by province’s 10-day paid sick leave option, questions remain on who pays and who’s covered
September 22, 2021
(Unceded Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam territories — Vancouver, BC) British Columbia could be on the verge of a breakthrough in protecting workplace and community health if the provincial government proceeds with its 10-day option for paid sick leave, BCFED President Laird... more Support for 10 days of employer-paid sick leave extensive across political spectrum: new poll
September 7, 2021
(Unceded Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam territories — Vancouver, BC) As the Delta variant drives a new wave of COVID-19 in BC, new public opinion research shows nearly nine-in-ten British Columbians believe businesses should provide paid sick leave, with 80% of British Columbians... more Why paid sick leave will help fight inequality and protect public health
September 3, 2021
Let’s say you wake up sick Tuesday morning.In much of the world, the idea that you might still go into work would seem absurd. Workers in countries like Sweden, Germany and even Washington State can count on guaranteed paid sick leave — it’s the law.But not in British Columbia. More than half of... more