If you are an employer and you have made an overpayment to your employee, whether or not that overpayment was “wages” or benefits, can you unilaterally deduct that overpayment from the employee’s wages? Section 21 of the Employment Standards Act (“ESA”) provides that “an employer must not, directly or indirectly, withhold, deduct or require paymentContinue reading “Deducting overpayment from employee paycheques: What employers need to know”
Personal liability for directors and officers under section 96 of the Employment Standards Act
The Employment Standards Act (“the Act”) delineates the minimum standards that apply in most workplaces in British Columbia. It governs the employment of all employees -casual, probationary or temporary- within provincial jurisdiction, whether employed in a full time or part time capacity. The Act will not apply where the employee is a person excluded fromContinue reading “Personal liability for directors and officers under section 96 of the Employment Standards Act”