Employers' Corner

The Employment Standards Branch administers the Employment Standards Act and Regulation, which set minimum standards of wages and working conditions in most workplaces.

Paying Wages

• Paying Wages Factsheet

Deductions from Wages

• Deductions from Wages Factsheet
• ESA Section 21 - Deductions  

Variances and Averaging Agreements

• Variances
• Averaging Agreements Factsheet
• ESA Section 37 – Agreements to average hours of work  

Complaint Process

• Self-Help Kit Factsheet
• Complaint Resolution Factsheet
• Mediation Factsheet
• Adjudication (Complaint Hearings) Factsheet

Appeals

• ESA Section 112 - Appeal of director's determination  
• Employment Standards Determinations can be appealed to the Employment Standards Tribunal.

Enforcement Measures and Penalties

• Enforcement Measures and Penalties Factsheet
• ESA Section 87 - Lien for unpaid wages  
• ESA Section 88 – Payment of Interest  
• ESA Section 89 - Demand on third party  
• ESA Section 91 - Determination or order may be filed and enforced as judgment  
• ESA Section 92 - Seizure of assets  
• ESA Section 93 - Release of assets  
• ESA Section 95 - Associated Corporations  
• ESA Section 96 - Corporate officer's liability for unpaid wages  
• ESA Section 98 - Monetary penalties  
• ESR Section 29 - Administrative penalties  

Workplace Safety

• Workplace Safety and WorksafeBC