Until now, appeals of orders under the Employment Standards Code were heard by Provincial Court judges. That is about to change. On October 24, 2018, the Lieutenant Governor in Council issued an Order in Council designating the Labour Relations Board as the Employment Standards Appeal Body for the purpose of the Employment Standards Code.
The Order in Council is effective January 1, 2019, and the Labour Relations Board will commence hearing Employment Standards Appeals effective January 9, 2019. This parallels the authority which was given to the Labour Relations Board last year to hear reviews of labour arbitration awards instead of the Court of Queen's Bench.
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