A West Kelowna storage company is on the hook for more than $18,000 for failing to pay overtime to a former longtime employee.
Near the end of 2019, after Faye’s wife died and the owner “withdrew from responsibilities,” McGuire claims she worked seven days per week for 12-16 hours per day and still struggled to keep up with her duties, says the decision. The Employment Standards delegate determined that despite her title of “general manager,” she was not in fact a manager because she did not spend a significant portion of her time supervising or directing staff.
“An employee’s dissatisfaction with an Employer’s business practices does not, in and of itself, support a conclusion that a complaint lacks merit. This allegation, which is entirely unsubstantiated, does not constitute a ground of appeal, and I have not considered it further.”