The legal duty to cooperate and duty to maintain employment come into effect on January 1, 2024.
The duty to cooperate creates obligations for workers and employers to cooperate with each other, and with WorkSafeBC, to identify and make suitable work available to workers in a timely and safe manner following an injury.
The duty to maintain employment applies only to some employers. If an employer regularly employs 20 or more workers and has employed the injured worker for at least one year before their injury, the employer has an obligation to maintain that worker’s employment.
More about the Employer’s Role.
Bill 41 Employer Info Session: Duty to Cooperate and Duty to Maintain Employment – presentation.