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Proposed Amendments to the Variable Shift Worker Policy
WorkSafeBC policy in the Rehabilitation Services and Claims Manual Volume II provides guidance on setting short-term average earnings for variable shift workers.
At issue is whether policy on Variable Shift Workers should be revised to: reference on call workers; introduce a more flexible approach to determining short-term average earnings; exclude prior periods of wage-loss compensation; and ensure consistent use of the terms “date of injury” and “time of injury” in policy.
At their meeting on July 17, 2008, the Board of Directors approved the release of a discussion paper with options and draft policy amendments for stakeholder consultation. Proposed deletions of policy wording are identified with a strikethrough and additions are identified in bold.
Discussion paper (PDF 65kb)
There are a number of ways for stakeholders to provide feedback on the options and draft policy amendments:
(a) Comment link:
Through the Comment link below, you will be able to provide immediate feedback by completing an online submission form.
Please Note: Once you click the “submit” button at the bottom of the form you cannot access it again to make additional comments. Therefore, if you wish to make detailed comments in the feedback section, you may want to draft your comments using a word processing format and then cut and paste them into the submission form.
Alternatively, submissions can be submitted as follows:
| (b) | E-mail: | policy@worksafebc.com |
| (c) | Mail: | Rachel Fisher Policy and Research Division WorkSafeBC PO Box 5350 Station Terminal Vancouver, BC V6B 5L5 |
| (d) | Fax: | 604 279-7599; or toll-free in B.C. 1 877-279-7599 |
The consultation period will end on October 10, 2008. The Board of Directors will consider stakeholder feedback before making a decision on policy amendments.
Please note that all comments become part of the Policy and Research Division's database and may be published, including the identity of organizations and those participating on behalf of organizations. The identity of those who have participated on their own behalf will be kept confidential according to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.