Managers: Are They Entitled To Overtime Pay?

We often assist employers in defending claims by managers who allege that the employer failed to pay overtime. In this blog post, we explore some of the common pitfalls we see in such cases.

Many employers assume that managers are never entitled to additional pay for any additional hours worked, and that the manager's wage or salary is their entire entitlement to compensation regardless of the hours the manager works. This is not always the case. Whether a manager is entitled to additional pay for any additional hours worked is dependent on more than just their position.

Legislative Framework

To start with, inserting the word "manager" into an employee's title will not necessarily mean that they are not entitled to statutory overtime pay. Exemptions to overtime pay for managers vary from province to province. For example, the B.C. Employment Standards Regulation (the "Regulation") defines a "manager" as