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BC’s First Family Day on February 11, 2013: Will you get paid what you’re entitled to?

Published January 8th, 2013
By Waterstone Employment Group

B.C.’s newest statutory holiday, Family Day, will make its debut on Monday, February 11, 2013, breaking up that seemingly eternal period between New Year’s Day and Good Friday. Family Day joins British Columbia’s nine other statutory holidays, which are:

  • New Year’s Day;
  • Good Friday;
  • Victoria Day;
  • Canada Day;
  • BC Day;
  • Labour Day;
  • Thanksgiving Day;
  • Remembrance Day; and
  • Christmas Day.
The Employment Standards Act sets out specific requirements for when employees are entitled to receive additional pay on statutory holidays, known… Keep reading »

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BC’s Family Day Holiday on February 11, 2013: Are you aware of your pay obligations?

Published January 8th, 2013
By Waterstone Employment Group

B.C.’s newest statutory holiday, Family Day, falls on Monday, February 11, 2013, and will take place on the second Monday in February every year thereafter. Family Day joins British Columbia’s nine other statutory holidays, which are:

  • New Year’s Day;
  • Good Friday;
  • Victoria Day;
  • Canada Day;
  • BC Day;
  • Labour Day;
  • Thanksgiving Day;
  • Remembrance Day; and
  • Christmas Day.
The Employment Standards Act sets out specific requirements for when employees are entitled to receive additional pay on statutory holidays, aptly named “statutory holiday… Keep reading »

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