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A Guide to the Law of Organizing in British Columbia

Leo McGrady, KC
This guide helps employees to organize unions.
Last reviewed October 2025
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Your Privacy Rights at Work

People’s Law School
Explains the balance between an employer’s need to know what’s going on in their workplace and a worker’s right not to be snooped on. Information on this page includes what privacy law applies to your employer, and explains your privacy rights during the hiring process, including the fact that your employer must have a privacy policy, and more.
Last reviewed October 2025
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The Employer’s Duty to Accommodate

People’s Law School
Explains which human rights laws apply to your employer. When a personal characteristic protected under human rights law is involved (such as religion, age, disability, or sex), employers must do what they can to accommodate these differences. The page explains how to ask your employer for accommodation, and answers common questions.
Last reviewed October 2025
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Privacy: Video & Audio Recording in the Workplace

BC Civil Liberties Association
This fact sheet provides you with information about your privacy rights in the workplace with regard to video and audio surveillance and the things you can do if you believe that your employer has breached them.
Last reviewed October 2025
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Our Human Rights: How BC Law Protects Us from Discrimination

Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS)
A 12-page booklet about how the BC Human Rights Code applies in three main areas of daily life: work, housing, and access to services and facilities. It explains racial profiling, what it means to be discriminated by a landlord or a health care provider or harassed at work, and what you can do if your rights are violated.
Last reviewed October 2025
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Discrimination in the Workplace

People’s Law School
Being treated differently than others based on personal characteristics is called discrimination. The law protects you from discrimination at work. Learn your rights and options if someone discriminates against you.
Last reviewed October 2025
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Disclosing Your Disability: A Legal Guide for People with Disabilities in BC

Disability Alliance BC
The guide discusses the legal rights and responsibilities around disclosure for people with disabilities in the context of employment.
Last reviewed October 2025
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BC Human Rights Clinic: Do I Have a Complaint?

Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS)
Information about whether you have a complaint under the BC Human rights Code for filing with the BC Human Rights Tribunal. Answers questions such as what is discrimination and the duty to accommodate.
Last reviewed October 2025
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Dial-a-Law: Rights at Work

People’s Law School
Guides that can help you understand your rights in the workplace, and how to protect them.
Last reviewed October 2025
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Privacy: Biometrics in the Workplace

BC Civil Liberties Association
This fact sheet provides you with information about your biometrics’ privacy rights in the workplace and the things you can do if you believe that your employer has breached them.
Last reviewed October 2025