Originally Posted by Dean2
I did guide when I was young, both hunting and fishing. I know exactly what happens behind the scenes. If your guides are putting in 12 or 14 hour days, then how about you pay them for that, because by law, that is at least 4 to 6 hours of overtime a day. Even at min wage of $17.40, the B.C. Min wage Effective June 1, 2024, an hour, that would be $294.80 a day for 14 hours, $1768.80 on a 6 day week and $88,440, a year with 2 weeks of holidays, and every 7th day off. As the guest, paying the all in rate for a guided charter, I should not be expected to bring your employee up to $150,000 a year, you are the one that put forward $200 a day tip, just to make them happy. Yes I know they don't work 12 months a year, but it is still a fair comparison of wages paid.
When I was guiding, I knew what the job was, and I knew what I got paid per day. I never once paid room and Board to the outfitter. Tips were just that, not what I relied on. If I had not been happy with the pay or working conditions, I would have moved on to another outfit.
B.C. Overtime Pay Rules.
Overtime pay
Last updated on January 31, 2024
Overtime is paid when employees work more than standard work hours. Employers must pay for overtime, even if an employee agrees not to claim overtime pay.
Overtime is given to employees regardless of how they're paid – hourly, monthly salary, annual salary, or commission earnings.
Employees are paid time-and-a-half for any time worked over 40 hours worked in a week – even if an employee doesn't work more than 8 hours in a day. A week is from Sunday to Saturday. Only the first 8 hours worked in a day count towards weekly overtime.
f the employee works overtime hours on a statutory holiday, they are paid an average day's pay plus time-and-a-half for the hours worked. Employees do not also receive overtime pay for the same hours worked.
Rest periods
Employees get extra pay for working during their rest period.
An employee must have at least 32 hours in a row free from work each week. If an employee works during this period, they must be paid time-and-a-half.
If the hours an employee works are also considered overtime, they are only paid time-and-a-half for the hours worked. Employees do not receive overtime pay and premium pay for the same hours worked.
Example: If an employee works every day 7 days in a row, they must be paid time-and-a-half for one of the days, even if they worked less than 40 hours in total. Time-and-a-half can be paid for the day with the least number of hours.
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