The provincial government has named September 30 - the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation -- as a statutory holiday in BC, starting later this year. 

This is an important date to pause, reflect on our country's past, and to work towards reconciliation in our own lives, businesses and communities.

For businesses and employers, this also has real impacts for scheduling and payroll:

• Employees are entitled to a paid day off on September 30 
  • This applies to employees after they have been employed for 30 calendar days, and those who have earned wages on 15 of the 30 days before the statutory holiday.
  • They are paid an "average day's wages" - take the amount earned in the past 30 days an divide it by the number of days worked
•  If an employee works on the stat holiday, then the employee is entitled to the above statutory holiday pay PLUS 1.5 times the employee’s regular wage for time worked up to 12 hours, and double the employee’s regular wage for any time worked over 12 hours
  • See "Calculating Stat Pay" here
• In 2023, September 30 will be a Saturday.  Employees are entitled to stat pay even if they weren't scheduled to work or if that was their day off.
  • If the statutory holiday falls on an employee’s day off, the employer is not required to give another day off.
  • Employers may also come to an agreement with a majority of their employees to substitute for all employees a different day for a statutory holiday.  Employers may opt to do this in 2023 and observe the Monday, October 2 as the stat day and provide stat pay for that date.