Human Resources
We Need Your Input! BCTA 2024 Compensation Survey
Ever wonder whether your employee compensation and benefits package is competitive?
Retention and recruitment continue to be well-known challenges in the industry. BCTA is committed to ensuring that members are equipped with benchmarking data to assist in the process of comparing your company’s compensation and benefit offerings with that of others and making sure they are competitive.
Unlocking Relief: Introducing the Fraser Health Rapid Access Clinic Pilot
Fraser Health has initiated the Rapid Access Clinic for Low Back Pain Pilot to aid primary care providers in improving low back pain management, with a particular focus on individuals in the construction, trades, and transport sectors. The pilot program will run until March 31st 2025.
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Employment is Rebounding Across the Supply Chain: Trucking HR Canada
Trucking HR Canada (THRC) has released its newest quarterly Labour Market Information (LMI) snapshot, which examines trends in employment and unemployment across the trucking and logistics sector.
Unlocking Insights: ’23 BCTA Compensation Survey Report Now Available to All Members
Each year BCTA ensures that you are equipped with benchmarking data to assist in the process of comparing your company’s compensation and benefit offerings with that of others through the BCTA Compensation Survey. Previously limited to those who participated, this comprehensive report has now been made accessible to every member, providing valuable insights and industry-wide perspectives.
Unlocking Insights: ’23 BCTA Compensation Survey Report Now Available to All Members
Each year BCTA ensures that you are equipped with benchmarking data to assist in the process of comparing your company’s compensation and benefit offerings with that of others through the BCTA Compensation Survey. Previously limited to those who participated, this comprehensive report has now been made accessible to every member, providing valuable insights and industry-wide perspectives.
Become a Top Fleet Employer! Here’s How
Join Trucking HR Canada (THRC) on Wednesday October 25th at 9am (PST) for an online information session on everything you need to know about the Top Fleet Employers Program and Application process.
THRC will be walking you through the following:
- Steps to completing the TFE application
- Benefits to being a part of the Top Fleet Employer Program
- How to Navigate the Top Fleet Employer portal
- Awards of Excellence criteria
Who should attend?
Pay Transparency Act: BC Employers Must Include Pay in Job Postings as of Nov 1
The new Pay Transparency Act was passed on May 11, 2023, which places the requirement on BC employers to post the expected salary or wage, or expected salary or wage range, in publicly advertised job advertisements.
The Act came into force to address pay transparency and the gender pay gap in the workplace. The Government of BC has noted that in 2022, women in BC earned 17% less than men, and the pay gap disproportionately impacts Indigenous women, women of colour, and immigrant women, as well as women with disabilities and non-binary people.
Reminder to Federal Employers: Pay Equity Plans Due September 3, 2024
On August 31, 2021, the Pay Equity Act and its Regulations came into force which created new requirements for federally regulated workplaces with 10 or more employees. The new legislation requires employers to proactively examine their compensation practices to ensure that they are providing equal pay to men and women doing work of equal value.
The Act also requires employers to establish and periodically update a pay equity plan. In developing a plan, employers must: