Manitoba Labour Board Decision: Employee Entitled to Pay for Unpaid Wages

A Manitoba labour board decision has allowed an employee's appeal, ordering their employer to pay an amount of $210.00 in unpaid wages and an administrative fee of $100.00. The employee had claimed unpaid wages and vacation wages under the Employment Standards Code, but the employer argued that the employee was not entitled to minimum wage due to an agreement. However, the labour board determined that the employee met an exemption under the Employment Standards Regulation, and the minimum wage provisions of the Employment Standards Code do not apply. Despite this, the board found that the employer had breached their agreement by underpaying the employee, and therefore, the employer is required to pay the employee the owed wages.

Key Takeaways:

• The Manitoba Labour Board allowed an employee's appeal for unpaid wages, finding that the employer had underpaid the employee by $210.00.
• The labour board determined that the employee met an exemption under the Employment Standards Regulation, which excludes certain employees from the minimum wage provisions of the Employment Standards Code.
• Despite the exemption, the board found that the employer had breached their agreement by underpaying the employee.
• The employer was ordered to pay the employee $210.00 in unpaid wages, less statutory deductions.
• An administrative fee of $100.00 was also imposed on the employer, pursuant to Section 96(1) of The Employment Standards Code.
• The total amount owed to the employee, including the administrative fee, is $310.00.

Statistics:

• $210.00: The amount owed to the employee in unpaid wages.
• $100.00: The administrative fee imposed on the employer, pursuant to Section 96(1) of The Employment Standards Code.
• $310.00: The total amount owed to the employee, including the administrative fee.

Sources:

• Manitoba Labour Board Decision[1]
• The Employment Standards Code[2]
• The Employment Standards Regulation[3]