workplace – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 22:24:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 B.C. making it easier for employees to make coronavirus compensation claims https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/b-c-making-it-easier-for-employees-to-make-coronavirus-compensation-claims/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/b-c-making-it-easier-for-employees-to-make-coronavirus-compensation-claims/#respond Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:00:20 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/b-c-making-it-easier-for-employees-to-make-coronavirus-compensation-claims/ A recent change to British Columbia employment law is making it easier for workers to claim compensation related to a coronavirus infection. Last August, B.C. added the coronavirus to its list of occupational illnesses, which means employees who contract the disease and make a claim don’t have to prove it occurred at their workplace if […]

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