British Columbia Order in Council — Amendment to Employment Standards Regulation (O.C. 203/2024)

O.C. 203/2024

British Columbia — Orders in Council

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. , Approved and Ordered Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders the following: (

a) sections to of the Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2024 , S.B.C. 2024, c. 2, are brought into force; (

b) the Employment Standards Regulation, B.C. Reg. 396/ 95, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule. Minister of Labour Presiding Member of the Executive Council (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Employment Standards Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 113, s. 127 (2) (

g) and (g.1); Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2024, S.B.C. 2024, c. 2, s. 5 Other: R20765118 April 22, 2024

SCHEDULE

Section 5.1 (1) of the Employ ment Standards Regulation, B.C. Reg. 396/95, is amended (

a) by adding the following paragraph: (a.1)

section 16 (1) [employers required to pay minimum wage] of the Act; , and (

b) by repealing paragraph (

e) and substituting the following: (e)

section 18 (1) [minimum wage - farm workers] of this regulation. 2

Section is repealed. 3

Section is amended (

a) by repealing subsection (1) (

c) to (f), (h), (k), (

m) and (

n) and substituting the following: (

c) beans $0.699 a kg; (

d) blueberries $1.184 a kg; (

e) Brussels sprouts $0.487 a kg; (

f) cherries $0.672 a kg; (

h) mushrooms $0.703 a kg; (

k) peas $0.873 a kg; (

m) raspberries $1.065 a kg; (

n) strawberries $1.027 a kg. , and (

b) by adding the following subsection:

(1.2) For the purposes of the ad justment under

section 16.2 (3) [annual adjustment of minimum wage] of the Act of a minimum wage described in subsection (1) or (1.1) of this section, (

a) the minimum wage is adjusted ev ery year on December 31, beginning on December 31, 2024, and (

b) in the case of a minimum wage that is described by reference to the gross weight or number of the crop picked, the adjusted minimum wage is rounded to the nearest multiple of $0.001 or, if the adjusted minimum wage is equidistant from consecutive multiples, to the higher multiple.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 203/2024
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0203 2024
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	5282d349f389f88fbd749dee292101d86c280ac3

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