Employment Standards in British Columbia: Annotated Legislation and Commentary - Print

Speedy, reliable answers to employment standards issues in BC

This publication is essential for: lawyers, employers, and other labour and employment advisors

Current to: June 1, 2026

Employment law issues arise often in your clients' workplace and even in your own. Employment Standards in British Columbia offers you succinct commentary and case annotations to accompany the full text of the Employment Standards Act and Employment Standards Regulation. This resource brings the ever-expanding body of employment standards tribunal and court decisions under control. Annually updated, seasoned practitioners judiciously select and summarize only the most significant new decisions for your review.  

With this resource, you will be able to:

• easily find the general principles and leading cases relating to any particular section of the Act
  
• competently advise your clients as to their employment standards rights or employers' best practices
  
• keep current with any significant changes or developments in employment standards law

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Highlights of the 2026 Update include:

• all legislation and annotations brought current to June 1, 2026
• careful review of existing annotations for continued relevance and improved conciseness
• coverage of recent amendments to the Employment Standards Act and Regulation, including:
  • added provisions restricting employers from requiring sick notes from employees in certain circumstances
  • added provisions entitling employees to unpaid leave for up to 27 weeks in any period of 52 weeks where the employee is unable to work for at least one week due to serious personal illness or injury
• new case annotations, including case law referring to:
  • constructive dismissal where an employer demanded an employee return to work at head office when oral terms of the employee's employment contract allowed flexible work hours and remote work (Parolin v. Cressey Construction Corporation, 2025 BCSC 741, affirmed 2026 BCCA 199)

CLEBC Legal Editor 
Allison A. Cartier
acartier@cle.bc.ca

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