General Minimum Wage: $14.60 per hour for general workers $13.95 for liquor servers.
Overtime Pay: 1.5 time the employees wage rate.
Overtime Hours: Daily Overtime – All hours worked over 8 hours in a day. Weekly Overtime – All hours worked over 40 hours in a week.
Statutory Holiday Pay: (If worked): Time and a half for the first 12 hours and double time there-after plus average day’s pay. (If not worked): Average day’s pay.
Sick Days: No minimum.
Vacation: Must work 1 full year before entitled to vacation time.
Entitled to 2 weeks of vacation after each of the first 4 years of employment and must be paid at least 4% of vacationable earnings.
Entitled to 3 weeks of vacation after 5 consecutive years of employment and paid at least 6% of vacationable earnings.
Statutory Holidays: New Year’s Day, Family Day, Good Friday,Victoria Day, Canada Day, B.C. Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day and Christmas Day.
Upcoming Statutory Holidays: Family Day – Monday, February 15th
Maximum Assessable/Insurable Earnings 2021: $100,000
Average Workers’ Comp Assessment Rate 2020: $1.55 per $100
Minimum Wage Rates Across Canada
January 1, 2021 – Final round of Bill 23 workers comp changes took effect
January 29, 2021 – Nationwide – Deadline to apply for funding under Canada Summer Jobs program
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