Introduction: The Cost of Common Mistakes Employers frequently face problems that can result in costly mistakes. Understanding and avoiding these traps is critical to sustaining a healthy and productive workplace. Here’s a guide on frequent mistakes and how to avoid them. Employers must follow numerous rules and regulations. Failure to do so may result in … Common Mistakes Employers Make: Avoid These Pitfalls
Small firms may confront distinct issues in terms of worker safety. However, implementing appropriate safety measures is critical for protecting your staff and fostering a healthy work environment. Here are some important tips to help you build a safer workplace: 1. Conduct a Thorough Risk Assessment: 2. Provide Adequate Training: 3. Implement Safety Equipment: 4. … Workplace Safety Tips for Small Businesses: Protecting Your Employees
Introduction In today’s business environment, encouraging a harassment-free workplace is essential to creating a healthy and productive company culture as well as being required by law. Any kind of harassment has the potential to lower staff morale, raise attrition, and harm a business’s reputation. Therefore, in order to successfully prevent and resolve workplace harassment, firms … Creating a Harassment-Free Workplace: A Practical Guide
Introduction For companies, the latest wage hike in British Columbia (BC) represents a major shift. Comprehending the implications of the recently implemented legislation is crucial for enterprises. What employers should know about the BC wage rise and how it can impact their business operations is discussed in this article. Understanding the Wage Increase The minimum … New BC Wage Increase: What Employers Need to Know
The minimum wage in B.C. has been steadily rising since 2015. On June 1, 2024 the minimum wage in B.C. will increase to $17.40 an hour, which represents a 3.9% increase. This increase is being made to be consistent with B.C.’s average rate of inflation in 2023. Employees and employers need to be aware of … B.C. Minimum Wage Increase Announced: What You Need to Know
As workplaces evolve, so do the expectations placed on employers to ensure a safe and respectful environment for their employees. In British Columbia, like many jurisdictions, addressing workplace harassment is not only a moral imperative but a legal obligation. Employers play a crucial role in fostering a culture of respect and inclusivity, and part of … Navigating Workplace Harassment: An Employer’s Duty to Investigate
According to Statistics Canada, British Columbia has one of the biggest divides between pay for men and women in Canada. In an effort to increase pay equity and decrease the gender pay gap in British Columbia, on March 7, 2023, the provincial government introduced for first reading Bill 13 – 2023, also known as the Pay … A Path Towards Pay Equity? – The Pay Transparency Act and New Obligations on Employers
It is becoming increasingly common to rely upon Temporary Foreign Workers in British Columbia, especially in sectors such as hospitality, construction, and agriculture. As we come into spring and summer in the Fraser Valley and the demand for farm workers rises, you may be considering hiring a temporary foreign worker, but are unsure where to … How to hire a temporary foreign worker in BC
Changing your employee’s pay, schedule, benefits, position, duties, or other work terms? Here is how you can avoid a constructive dismissal claim. If you are an employer changing an employee’s work terms, you need to be concerned about facing the unintended consequences of a constructive dismissal and your potential liability to your now former employee. … Employment terms and avoiding a constructive dismissal
Remote and hybrid work models have blossomed under the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This change in the labour market has spurred employers to consider how employees can be effectively managed while defying location-based employment. In all Canadian provinces, the demand for workplace surveillance technology that tracks keystrokes, eye movements and facial muscles has rapidly increased. With approximately … Privacy in the Workplace: Can your Employer Spy on You?
