Canada Labour Code BC Labour Relations

Question: Discuss about Comparison and Contrast of the Provisions in the Canada Labour Code with those in the BC Labour Relations Code. Answer: The Canada Labour Code and the BC Labour Relations Code both give every employee the freedom of association along with the right of organising themselves for promoting and defending their employment related interests. This way they can bargain collectively by being a member of the trade union and participating in its lawful activities. However, in Canada certification to the trade union by the Canada Labour Relations Board is necessary before collecting bargaining can start. The workers as a group are given the right of negotiating the working conditions and the employers are under a duty to bargain with the union by maintaining good faith when union representation has been chosen by a majority of the workers. Under both the codes, the right of the workers to strike is limited to a greater extent. Under both the codes, workers can participate in legal strikes only when the collective agreement comes to an end. In Canada however, prior to work stoppage the majority must vote for this stoppage through secret ballot. A 72 hours notice is to be given to the Minister of Labour before strikes or lockouts and he may appoint a board, commissioner or conciliation officer for mediating the negotiations while in case of BC, if the union and the employer are not able to come to an agreement, picketing, lockouts and strikes are permitted by the Code for pursuing the demands of bargaining but this comes with some legal constraints. The disputes need to be resolved by arbitration or any other method which the parties agree to, without stopping the work (Government of Canada, 2016) (Province of British Columbia, 2003). Bibliography Government of Canada, 2016. Justice Laws Website. [Online] Available at: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/l-2/ [Accessed 25 August 2016]. Province of British Columbia, 2003. Guide To The British Columbia Labour Relations Code. [Online] Available at: https://www.lrb.bc.ca/codeguide/guide.pdf [Accessed 25 August 2016].