British Columbians who come down with a cold or other minor illness won’t need to show a doctor’s note to their employer, if new provincial legislation is approved. B.C. Labour Minister ...

Changes to British Columbia's employment standards legislation to no longer allow employers to require sick notes for short term absences are welcome after a decade of advocacy, says Doctors of BC ...

Health Minister Josie Osborne said doctors across B.C. have indicated that dealing with "unnecessary paperwork" like sick notes takes up time they could be using to care for patients. Osborne said ...

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito Changes to British Columbia's employment standards legislation to no longer allow employers to require sick notes for short term absences are welcome after a decade of ...

Changes to British Columbia's employment standards legislation to no longer allow employers to require sick notes for short term absences are welcome after a decade of advocacy, says Doctors of BC ...

VICTORIA - British Columbia is changing its employment standards legislation to stop employers from asking employees for what the labour minister says are “unnecessary” sick notes.