# What is protected

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How are you protected?

A current or former employee of an eligible BC public sector organization who seeks advice, reports wrongdoing, or cooperates with a Public Interest Disclosure investigation is legally protected from reprisal.

View the organizations covered under PIDA.

It is an offence to take, threaten to take, counsel, or direct reprisal against an employee.

To be protected, an employee must:

Seek advice from

A union or employee association representative

A lawyer

Their supervisor

Their Designated Officer

The Ombudsperson

Report the wrongdoing to:

The Ombudsperson

Their supervisor

Their Designated Officer

Cooperate in an investigation

Applies to current and former employees and independent contractors of public bodies