Should hourly employees get paid for stat holidays in bc?

BC hourly employees are entitled to STAT pay.  They must have been employed for at least 30 days prior to the STAT holiday, and they must have worked at least 15 days out of the 30 days prior to the STAT holiday.

In BC, they are entitled to an average day's pay.  The simple formula used is to take the total wages paid for the past 30 days (includes regular pay, commissions, vacation pay, stat pay, but excludes overtime) and dividing by the number of days worked.

Example:

Hourly employee worked on 21 days, earning $3,220 in past 30 calendar days preceding the stat holiday. He earned $210 in overtime during this period.

Stat holiday pay calculation (didn’t work on the Stat holiday):
($3,220 – $210) divided by 21 days worked = $143.33 in statutory pay. Thus, this employee would be paid for the regular hours worked plus the stat holiday pay of $143.33.

Employees who worked on the statutory holiday are entitled to both pay (regular and overtime) AND an average day’s pay for the stat holiday:

E.g. an employee worked 10 hours on a stat holiday.

1. Regular hours e.g. 8 hours at an hourly rate of $15.00
2. Overtime: 1.5x regular wage for the first 12 hours, then 2.0x for hours worked above 12 hours. E.g. employee worked 2 hours overtime
3. PLUS, an average day’s pay (for the stat holiday)

Calculation for pay on the statutory holiday:

1. Regular hours 8 at $15.00 = $120.00
2. Overtime: 2 hours at 1.5x $15 = $22.50 per hour x 2 hours = $45.00 overtime.
3. Average day’s pay (for the stat holiday) $143.33
4. Total for that day: $120.00 + $45.00 + $143.33 = $308.33

Employees Who Are Not Eligible for Stat Holiday Pay
Employees who are not eligible for stat holiday pay but work on a stat holiday, will be paid their regular earnings, without any additional stat pay. E.g. 8 hours at regular rate of $15.00.

Calculation for working on the statutory holiday:

1. Regular hours 8 at $15.00 = $120.00
2. Total for that day: $120.00