Payroll FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
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Accounting is in from 9am to 5:30pm, Monday through Friday.
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Have the supervisor on site sign your timesheet at the end of your shift. You can bring the timesheet to the office during office hours, or you can take a photo of it and either email it to [email protected] or text it to 778-222-2378. We offer payment by cheque or eTransfer. Payment by eTransfer must be set up separately and is not automatic. Photos must be CLEAR and LEGIBLE. If you email or text a photo of your timesheet, we will reply to confirm we have received it. If you do not receive confirmation, it means we have not received your timesheet. YOU WILL NOT GET PAID UNLESS YOU RECEIVE CONFIRMATION YOUR TIMESHEET IS RECEIVED.
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It’s completely up to you. If you submit a signed timesheet every day, you will be paid daily. If you prefer to be paid once a week, please submit your signed timesheets all at once on whichever day you would like to be paid. You will be paid as often or as infrequently as you like, however, you must submit timesheets no later than one month after the hours have been worked.
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Once we have received your timesheet, creating a cheque only takes a few minutes. ETransfers are sent once daily just after 4:45pm.
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Unfortunately, the office is closed on Saturday, Sunday and Statutory Holidays so payroll is not processed on these days. You can still submit a timesheet outside of office hours and it will be processed the next business day.
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No. Payment is available by eTransfer or cheque.
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You must be set up for online banking to receive an eTransfer. We will send an email containing the instructions for setting up eTransfer the morning of your first assignment with us. Please check your junk or spam folder if you do not see the email in your inbox. If you have not received this email, please contact the accounting department (604)522-4900 during regular business hours.
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If you would like to be paid by eTransfer, we must receive your timesheet by 4:45pm. If you would like a cheque, we must have your timesheet by the time the office closes at 5:30pm.
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Please call the office (604) 522-4900 or email [email protected], during regular office hours (9:00am to 5:30pm Monday through Friday). Once we have your new email address, we will go through the set-up process again. This is not an AUTOMATIC switch, you will need to confirm receipt of the TEST email before your eTransfer service is active.
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No, unfortunately. This password is generated by our system and we are not able to change it.
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Check with the site as they may have extras. Please use our Online Timesheet form, have the supervisor complete it on your behalf as it needs to be authorized to be paid. If not, any reasonable facsimile is acceptable. Please write your name, the client’s name, site address, date and hours on a piece of paper for the supervisor to sign. You can take a photo of the paper to submit for payment and the site can keep the original. The supervisor can also send us an email or text with your hours, or they can call us to confirm your hours worked.
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Please call the office right away. If it is outside office hours, the person who is on-call will reach out to Accounting and we will correct the error right away.
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If you did not receive confirmation that we received your timesheet – we did not receive it. Please make sure you are sending your timesheet to the correct email or phone number ([email protected] or 778-222-2378). If it is outside office hours, please call the office as we may still be able to assist.
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If you are not submitting your own timesheet, please call the office to speak with Payroll to confirm we have received it.
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Please call the office right away. We will do our best to reach the supervisor to confirm your hours.
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While we make every effort to ensure you are paid correctly, we are human and mistakes sometimes happen. If you think there is an error with your pay, please call the office right away @ 604-522-4900, this line is available 24/7. If it is outside office hours, leave a message and the person who is on-call will reach out to Accounting so we can correct the error. Please be aware that not all issues can be resolved outside of office hours.
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All employees are entitled to a 30-minute unpaid meal break after every 5 hours of work. Some sites also have one or two 15-minute “coffee breaks”, but this is up to the individual site and is not required by BC Employment Standards.
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Please complete a Federal TD1 and Provincial TD1 and submit them to [email protected]. A link has not been provided here since these forms change every year. You will need to complete new forms at the beginning of each year. If your situation changes, it is your responsibility to complete and submit a new form.
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You must have worked for Best Personnel for a minimum of 30 days AND have worked at least 15 of the previous 30 days prior to the holiday.
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Stat Holiday Pay is paid within the week in which the holiday falls. For example, Good Friday, which falls on a Friday, will be paid out on Thursday and BC Day, which falls on a Monday, will be paid on Tuesday.
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Here is a link to the BC Governments website which lists all Statutory Holidays for the year: Easter Monday and Boxing Day are not Stat Holidays.
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After 90 days of consecutive employment, employees are entitled to 5 paid sick days in the calendar year, provided they meet other eligibility criteria. You must be scheduled to work on the day(s) sick pay is requested and you must contact Best Personnel BEFORE the start of your shift to report the illness. Sick Pay is calculated as an “average days pay, not including overtime”. You may be required to provide a doctor’s note or some other form of proof.
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Yes, T4s are issued in February for the previous year. If you are paid by eTransfer, it will be emailed to you. The password is the same as the one used to collect your eTransfers. If you receive a cheque, it will be mailed to the address on file. You can also pick it up in the office.
Your Paystub Explained
How are the deductions calculated? Why is my pay different if I worked the same hours for the same payrate?
The amount of time that has elapsed during the hours worked will determine how much tax is deducted. Eight hours worked over a 1-day period will have higher deductions than eight hours worked over a 2, 3, 4 or 5 day period. Our system is designed to look back at the hours worked so far during the current week in order to deduct the appropriate amount of tax.
For example, if you work 8 hours on Monday, there are no days to look back on - You have worked every day so far during the week and our system calculates the tax as though you are working full-time.
Monday Pay (1 day, Monday) = Net pay $123.74
In this same example, if you do not work Tuesday or Wednesday but work 8 hours on Thursday, our system will look back at the hours worked over the last 4 days and recalculate the deductions based on 2 days worked out of 4 days so far in the week. In this scenario, some of the taxes deducted on Monday are refunded to you. Thursday’s taxes are less than they were on Monday because you worked 2 days out of 4 days so far this week.
Thursday Pay (1 day, Thursday) = Net pay $153.75
The total amount you receive is the same whether you submit a timesheet on Monday and another on Thursday or if you submit two on Thursday.
Thursday Pay (2 days, Monday and Thursday) Net pay $277.48 ($123.74 + $153.75)
If the first day you work during the week is Friday, you will have little to no tax deducted because you have only worked one day during the entire week.
Friday Pay (1 day, Friday) Net Pay $142.36
The same is true if you only work one day during the week but wait until Friday to submit your timesheet. Our system will be able to look back at the entire week and calculate your taxes based on only one day worked that week.
Friday Pay (1 day, Monday) Net Pay $142.36
If you are working 8 hours every day, 5 days a week, for the same hourly rate, there will be no fluctuation in your pay. The amount you receive will be the same whether you are paid daily or weekly. We take into consideration the day of the week and the number of days worked, this is done manually, please let us know if you don’t feel the taxes are correct.
The more you work, the higher your deductions will be. If you are working full-time, your deductions will be more than if you are working part-time.
Below is a link to the CRA Online Payroll Calculator if you would like to check the deductions on your pay.
Your Overtime Explained
How is overtime calculated?
Daily overtime is paid at 1.5x your hourly rate after 8 hours worked, to a maximum of 12 hours/day. Time worked in excess of 12 hours/day is paid at 2x your hourly rate.
Weekly overtime takes effect once 40 hours of REGULAR time has been worked during the week. Only Regular hours are included in the calculation for Weekly overtime. Daily overtime is not included in this calculation.
Saturday of a week containing a Stat Holiday is not overtime UNLESS you worked on the holiday. Stat Holiday Pay is not included in the calculation for Weekly overtime.
Is Sunday overtime?
No. The week begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday. If you work 8 hours/day, Sunday through Thursday, hours worked Friday and Saturday are overtime.