A domestic worker is an employee who works and lives in her or his employer's residence, providing cooking, cleaning, personal care, child care services or other similar services.
An employer is a person(s) for whom the domestic worker works.
The Employment Standards Act (the "Act") is the law that establishes, for most employees and employers in British Columbia, minimum terms and conditions of employment for such matters as wages, payment of wages, hours of work, and annual vacation. Domestic workers and their employers are covered by the Act. The Employment Standards Branch administers the Act.
Questions regarding the Live-In Caregiver Program should be addressed to the federal government. The Employment Standards Branch is not involved with the application and processing of requests for live-in caregivers.
If you have specific questions, please contact the Employment Standards Branch of the Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services.
Beginning September 30, 2006, registration of domestic workers is available on line
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