Common use of Assignment of Wages Clause in Contracts

Assignment of Wages. Pursuant to the Labour Relations Code, S.B.C. 1992, ch. 82, s. 16, and the Employment Standards Act, S.B.C. 1995, ch. 38, s. 22, the Employer and the Union agree that the Employer will honour an Employee's written assignment of wages to the Union unless the assignment is declared null and void by the B.C. Labour Relations Board or is revoked in writing by the assignor. The Employer will also deduct, upon request of the Union, any fines, assessments or arrears in membership dues that are not prohibited by the Labour Relations Code. The Employer will remit to the Union, in accordance with ARTICLE 19, the fees and dues deducted along with a written statement containing the names of Employees for whom deductions were made, the amount of each deduction along with a copy of any revocation of the assignment. The Union shall hold the Employer harmless for any costs or damages arising from the fines, assessments or membership dues deducted by the Employer.