The changes were recommended by the B.C. Federation of Labour, which has been heavily lobbying NDP and Green MLAs to roll back labour code changes made by the previous Liberal government in the ear…
VICTORIA – B.C.’s New Democrat government has introduced changes to labour law that scrap measures from the previous Liberal regime and meet recommendations from the province’s top unions.
The legislation would “broadly raise the age a child may work from 12 to 16,” according to Bains’ ministry, while allowing exemptions for 14 and 15 year olds to do light work like stocking shelves at a grocery store. Previously, children as young as 12 could work with special permission from parents and the government.
The Employment Standards Branch would also be modernized, and penalties increased, as part of “a more effective compliance and enforcement program,” said Bains. Green leader Andrew Weaver has called for a more moderate approach instead of an extreme policy lurch.The legislation follows a government-commissioned review last year by a three-person panel that represented employers and unions.
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