HONOURABLE HARRY BAINS
MINISTER OF LABOUR

BILL 19 – 2022

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
AMENDMENT ACT, 2022

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

1 Section 3 of the Employment Standards Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 113, is amended

(a) in the table in subsection (2) and in the table in subsection (3) by repealing the following as indicated:

Column 1
Matter
Column 2
Part or Section
Paid personal illness or injury leave   Section 49.1 (1) (a), (3) and (4)  

, and

(b) in subsection (6) by striking out "Part 6 [leaves and jury duty] except for section 49.1 (1) (a), (3) and (4) [paid personal illness or injury leave];" and substituting "Part 6 [leaves and jury duty];".

2 Section 49.1 (1) is amended by striking out "each employment year" and substituting "each calendar year".

Commencement

3 This Act comes into force on the date of Royal Assent.