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Collective agreements must meet certain minimum standards set out under the Act. This includes minimum wage, termination notice, leaves and group termination. Some areas, such as overtime rates and statutory holidays can be negotiated outside the Act, however, if there is no provision in a collective agreement, the Act applies in these areas. Any disputes […]

An employer must pay an employee the following amount of vacation pay: after 5 calendar days of employment, at least 4% of the employee’s total wages during the year of employment entitling the employee to the vacation pay; after 5 consecutive years of employment, at least 6% of the employee’s total wages during the year […]

If an employer requires an employee to wear a uniform or special clothing, the employer must provide, clean and maintain it at no cost to the employee. Special clothing is clothing that is easily identified with the employer. For example, clothing with a company logo or unique company colours. Special clothing includes a requirement to […]

All employees must be paid at least twice a month. A pay period cannot be longer than 16 days. All wages earned in a pay period must be paid within eight days after the end of the pay period. Employees must receive a written or electronic pay statement (pay stub) each pay day that gives […]

An employee who reports for work must be paid for at least two hours, even if the employee works less than two hours. If an employee who is scheduled for more than eight hours reports for work, he or she must be paid for at least four hours. If work stops for a reason completely […]

An employee must not work more than five hours in a row without a 30-minute unpaid meal break. An employee who is required to work or be available for work during a meal break must be paid for the meal break. Employers are not required to provide coffee breaks. Reprinted from http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb/esaguide/#2

An employer and an employee can agree to average scheduled work hours over a period of 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks. Averaging agreements must be in writing and, have a start date and an end date. Overtime is payable: After eight hours in a day if extra hours have been added to an employee’s […]