Difference between revisions of "Working in BC"

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Your employment contract might take the form of a written agreement you sign. Or it could be in a letter or email you receive from the employer before you start working. It could even be partly in an office policy manual or staff handbook.
Your employment contract might take the form of a written agreement you sign. Or it could be in a letter or email you receive from the employer before you start working. It could even be partly in an office policy manual or staff handbook.


==BC employment standards==
==Rights at work==


In BC there’s a law that protects the rights of workers. It’s called the [https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/laws/stat/rsbc-1996-c-113/latest/rsbc-1996-c-113.html ''Employment Standards Act'']. This law sets minimum standards for working conditions. It covers:
In BC there’s a law that protects the rights of workers. It’s called the [https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/laws/stat/rsbc-1996-c-113/latest/rsbc-1996-c-113.html ''Employment Standards Act'']. This law sets minimum standards for working conditions. It covers: