Labour and employment law (ca)
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In Canada, regulation of labour and employment comes under federal or provincial jurisdiction, depending on the industry. Canadian labour law is that body of law which controls the rights, restrictions obligations of trade unions, workers and employers in Canada. Canadian employment law is organization of law which regulates the rights, restrictions obligations of non-unioned workers and employers in Canada.
Authority over labour & employment law is divided between the zones and the federal government. The Canada Labour Code governs in those divisions where the constitution gives regulatory powers to the central government. In areas of unrestricted provincial jurisdiction, each province (and increasingly each territory) is empowered. So, for example, education and municipal government are both subject to provincial legislation (the territories excepted).
While Quebec's constitutional environment is noticeably diverse in many respects, most provinces and the federal Code all follow the standard of enterprise-based bargaining structures. They also share a certification process (the details of which differ rather from province to province) through which unions are recognized by the state as having the support of a majority of workers in a narrowly-defined workplace.
British Columbia
1. GENERAL PRINCIPLES
For provincially-regulated employment within the province of British Columbia (“BC”), the BC Labour Relations Board deals with unionized employment including the granting of collective bargaining rights, negotiation of collective agreements, strikes, and lockouts. Disputes concerning the violation, application, or interpretation of collective agreements are determined by private arbitrator. In non-union situations, the Employment Standards Branch deals with disputes over basic (minimum) employment standards.
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