Getting paid

You’re entitled to be paid for the work you do in your job. If your employer is withholding your pay, or has paid you the wrong amount, you have options on how to work out the problem.

It’s your first day in a new job. Your boss says you get 15 minutes for lunch. You put in 11 hours of work, and they tell you it’s company policy not to pay overtime. You wonder: Is this legal?

For most workers, a statutory holiday is basically a paid day off. But some may have to work on a stat holiday. If so, they may be eligible for extra pay, called stat holiday pay.

Minimum wage is the lowest amount an employer can pay a worker. If you’re a worker in BC, we’ve got key things to know about earning the minimum wage.

BC’s main employment standards law sets out rules employers must follow in paying their workers. Some of these rules apply differently to farm workers. Learn your rights around getting paid as a farm worker.