Ten months after being urged to change the labour code to address artificial intelligence, the B.C. government is still considering its response.
In February 2024, the province asked a three-person panel to review the B.C. Labour Relations Code and propose needed changes.
Their report included recommended changes that would give unions more power to require consultation with employers over the introduction of AI tools.
And while the panel and some unions are urging the government to take action, it says it’s not ready to discuss AI legislation until a public consultation process is complete.
The labour code currently requires collective agreements to contain provisions for regular union-employer consultations to
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