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Posts Tagged ‘employment law’

January 22nd, 2001

BC Employment Standards Act

BC Minimum Wage BC Minimum Daily Pay BC Paydays and Payroll Records BC Meal Breaks BC Overtime BC Averaging Agreements BC Uniforms and Special Clothing BC Deductions BC Statutory Holidays Employing Young People Under 15 in BC Severance Pay in BC BC Annual Vacation BC Vacation Pay Leave from work in BC Temporary Foreign Workers […]

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January 22nd, 2001

Temporary Foreign Workers in BC

Temporary foreign workers are covered by the provisions of the Act. They cannot be charged a fee for job placement. Employers cannot require them to stay for a set period of time, nor can they charge business or recruitment costs or deduct these costs from their employees’ pay cheques. Reprinted from http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb/esaguide/#2

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January 22nd, 2001

Resolving Disputes in BC

Employers and employees are encouraged to resolve disputes themselves. The Director of Employment Standards can refuse to investigate a complaint if an employee has not taken steps to resolve the problem themselves. This includes using a Self-Help Kit that is available on the Internet and at all employment standards offices. If a dispute cannot be […]

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January 22nd, 2001

Employing Young People Under 15 in BC

Before employing anyone under 15 years of age, an employer must have written consent from the employee’s parent or guardian. If the employee is under 12, the employer must also have permission from the Director of Employment Standards before work begins. See the factsheets General Employment for Young People and Employment of Young People in […]

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January 22nd, 2001

Collective Agreements in BC

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 […]

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January 22nd, 2001

BC Vacation Pay

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 […]

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January 22nd, 2001

BC Uniforms and Special Clothing

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 […]

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January 22nd, 2001

BC Statutory Holidays

The nine statutory holidays in British Columbia are New Years Day Labour Day Good Friday Thanksgiving Day Victoria Day Remembrance Day Canada Day Christmas Day B.C. Day Family Day Easter Sunday, Easter Monday and Boxing Day are not statutory holidays. To qualify for statutory holiday pay employees must: Have been employed for at least 30 […]

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January 22nd, 2001

BC Paydays and Payroll Records

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 […]

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January 22nd, 2001

BC Minimum Daily Pay

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 […]

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