HOME Accreditation Advertise Bid Depository Contact the BCCA COCA EUSTEP Green Buildings Group Benefit Plan Industry Events Industry Links ISTEP Job Postings Join Us News and Events Online Directory Planroom Policies Reports / Publications Resources Standard Documents Step for Women Survey Who's Who Tundra Official Truck of the BCCA BCCA email: bcca@bccassn.com BCCA 210 - 174 WILSON ST. VICTORIA, BC  V9A 7N6 PHONE: 250-475-1077 FAX: 250-475-1078	LABOUR AND TRAINING STANDARDS Apprenticeship Employment Equity Employment Standards Act Fair Wage Gold Seal as Condition of Contract Policy Labour Relations Minority Preferences And Set-aside Programs Pay Equity Unpaid Or Subsidized Workers Use Of Owner Forces Apprenticeship To maintain standards of quality for trades people in the construction industry, BCCA supports an efficient system of apprenticeship training that meets the needs of the industry. Employment Equity The BCCA encourages members of the equity target groups to enter career employment in non-traditional occupations within the construction industry, and urges construction employers to voluntarily make a special effort to ensure there are no barriers to the employment of these target groups. The Association is opposed to compulsory programs of employment equity including any systems of quotas. Employment Standards Act To ensure the ability of the British Columbia construction industry to remain competitive, Employment Standards legislations must achieve a reasonable balance between social objectives and the cost of meeting the standards that achieve those objectives. Fair Wage BCCA opposes legislated wages at any level of government that are targeted specifically at the construction industry.   [return to top]   [return to top] Labour Relations To ensure effective representation of the construction industry on matters related to labour legislation and regulations, the positions taken by the BCCA will be the result of consultation with all relevant sectors. Minority Preferences And Set-aside Programs The BC Construction Association strongly endorses the principle that neither the sex, race, religion, nor geographic domicile within the Province of the principal owners of a firm, its employees, or labour force, should be a consideration in the procurement of construction materials or services. Furthermore, the Association vigorously opposes any procurement practice or program, which seeks to confer exclusive bidding rights to firms based upon any of the foregoing characteristics. Pay Equity The BCCA believes that the existing (1995) Human Rights legislation is the appropriate vehicle for dealing with pay equity issues.   [return to top] Unpaid Or Subsidized Workers In order to maintain equitable tendering practices and to ensure the specified quality of workmanship, with the exception of persons employed as part of a job training or educational program, the BC Construction Association does not support the use of non-paid workers, workers receiving alternate compensation, or workers who are part of workfare programs, for the construction of public capital facilities. In circumstances where these workers are to be used, full disclosure of all relevant information must be made available to all bidders in advance of the call for tenders. Use Of Owner Forces BCCA objects to the use of Owner Forces at any level of government.    HOME
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