Today, May 14, 2013, is election day in British Columbia. CUPW Vancouver urges all members who are eligible to get out and vote!
The BC Elections Act states:
- “an employee who is entitled to vote in an election or who, on registration, will be entitled to vote in the election is entitled to have 4 consecutive hours free from employment during voting hours for general voting.”
- “if an individual’s hours of employment do not allow for the consecutive hours referred to in subsection (1), the individual’s employer must allow the individual time off from employment to provide those hours.”
- “an employer must not make a deduction in pay for the time off or exact any penalty from the employee for the time off.”
Voting will take place from 8 AM to 8 PM. You are entitled to four consecutive hours to vote.
Have your voice heard, VOTE!