b'Photo Joseph shows off some of the merchandise at Imperial Hobbies in RichmondWHY MONEYIS TAKEN OFF YOUR PAYCHECKPhoto Nate restocks the shelves in theDeductions are money taken off your produce department at Thrifty Foodspaycheck by your employer.in Tsawwassen By law the employer is required to deduct mandatory employment related costs like employment insurance.HOLIDAYSAn employer is not allowed to take money off your paycheck if you break or damage AND VACATION PAY something by accident while working. For example, if you break a dish at work they cannot make you pay for a new one.Vacation pay is paid time away from work. It is a good idea to check your pay stub and make sure you understand your pay and deductions.Vacation pay is usually 4% of a part-time employees total amount of money received.Most of the time, you need to work for a year before you are entitled to take a vacation from work.You can choose to stay home or travel during your paid time off. BC Government Holidays are also called statutory (stat) holidays.You get paid for a statutory holiday when you have worked 15 out of the last 30 days. If you work on a statutory holiday, then you are paid 1.5 times your regular pay. If you arenormally paid $20 per hour, you will make $30 per hour while working on a statutory holiday. Even if you do not work on a statutory holiday you may still get paid for that day if you wouldLEGAL AGE TOhave typically worked that day.Stat holidays in BC: These are days off from work. START WORKINGNew Years DayVictoria DayLabour DayThanksgivingYou are allowed to start working when you Family DayCanada DayNational DayRemembrance Dayare 15 years old.Good FridayBC Day for Truth andChristmas Day If you are younger than 15, then you must Reconciliation have your parents or guardians permission.6 Kyndred Community Living Society Employee Rights Guide 7'