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Labour council to fight proposed changes

A series of public hearings across the province will kick off in Prince George next week for changes WorkSafeBC is considering to rules meant to protect overnight workers from robberies and other violence.

A series of public hearings across the province will kick off in Prince George next week for changes WorkSafeBC is considering to rules meant to protect overnight workers from robberies and other violence.

Introduced alongside Grant’s Law -- a law requiring drivers to pay at gas stations before they fill up -- the regulation in question requires retail companies that operate overnight to either install a barrier that would separate employees from the public, or compel employers to pay at least two workers on every overnight shift so no one is left alone.

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