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====1. If you’re paid by the hour, or by salary or commission==== | ====1. If you’re paid by the hour, or by salary or commission==== | ||
The minimum hourly wage is $10.25. | :The minimum hourly wage is $10.25. | ||
====2. If you’re paid by the piece==== | ====2. If you’re paid by the piece==== | ||
The minimum rate for picking certain fruit or vegetables by hand is set by the BC government and depends on the crop. For example, the minimum rate is different for a pound of raspberries than for a pound of beans. A bin of apples and a bin of grapes have different rates. | :The minimum rate for picking certain fruit or vegetables by hand is set by the BC government and depends on the crop. For example, the minimum rate is different for a pound of raspberries than for a pound of beans. A bin of apples and a bin of grapes have different rates. | ||
Both the minimum hourly wage and piecework rates change occasionally – the Employment Standards Branch website lists them at [http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb]. Click “Factsheets - Minimum Wage” or click “Specific Industries – Agriculture”. | :Both the minimum hourly wage and piecework rates change occasionally – the Employment Standards Branch website lists them at [http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb]. Click “Factsheets - Minimum Wage” or click “Specific Industries – Agriculture”. | ||
==Vacation pay and statutory holiday pay== | ==Vacation pay and statutory holiday pay== | ||
