British Columbia Overtime Calculator
British Columbia's Employment Standards Act combines daily and weekly overtime: hours over 8 in a day are paid at 1.5×, hours over 12 in a day at 2×, and hours over 40 in a week at 1.5× — without double-counting hours already paid at a daily premium. This page presets a daily-hours schedule and prices it with that BC model (not the California model of the parent tool). Averaging agreements (up to four weeks), exemptions and sector rules (for example high-technology and some resource industries) are not modelled.
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What this tool does
British Columbia's Employment Standards Act combines daily and weekly overtime: hours over 8 in a day are paid at 1.5×, hours over 12 in a day at 2×, and hours over 40 in a week at 1.5× — without double-counting hours already paid at a daily premium. This page presets a daily-hours schedule and prices it with that BC model (not the California model of the parent tool). Averaging agreements (up to four weeks), exemptions and sector rules (for example high-technology and some resource industries) are not modelled.
How to use the British Columbia Overtime Calculator
- Check Hourly wage: 20.
- Check Daily hours in the workweek, first day to seventh (comma separated): 9,9,9,9,9,0,0.
- Review the British Columbia Overtime Calculator result and its exact-value comparison table.
- Verify assumptions before applying the result.
Formula
daily >8 through 12 at 1.5×; >12 at 2×; seventh consecutive workday first 8 at 1.5× and excess at 2×; remaining straight-time hours above 40 at 1.5× (no pyramiding)
- wage
- Hourly wage
- days
- Daily hours in the workweek, first day to seventh (comma separated)
Standard nonexempt California rules; excludes alternative workweeks, exemptions, special occupations and regular-rate adjustments. Source: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_overtime.htm
Worked example
British Columbia Overtime Calculator: Hourly wage = 20; Daily hours in the workweek, first day to seventh (comma separated) = 9,9,9,9,9,0,0. British Columbia's Employment Standards Act combines daily and weekly overtime: hours over 8 in a day are paid at 1.5×, hours over 12 in a day at 2×, and hours over 40 in a week at 1.5× — without double-counting hours already paid at a daily premium. This page presets a daily-hours schedule and prices it with that BC model (not the California model of the parent tool). Averaging agreements (up to four weeks), exemptions and sector rules (for example high-technology and some resource industries) are not modelled.
Inputs
- Hourly wage20
- Daily hours in the workweek, first day to seventh (comma separated)9,9,9,9,9,0,0
Result
- Gross weekly pay$950.00
- Regular hours40
- Time-and-a-half hours5
- Double-time hours0
British Columbia overtime reference (ESA)
| Rule | Value |
|---|---|
| Daily overtime | 1.5× after 8 h in a day |
| Daily double time | 2× after 12 h in a day |
| Weekly overtime | 1.5× after 40 h in the week (non-premium hours) |
| Double-counting | Never — an hour is paid at one premium only |
Results explained
- Gross pay
- Gross pay from the formula above. Standard nonexempt California rules; excludes alternative workweeks, exemptions, special occupations and regular-rate adjustments. Source: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_overtime.htm
- Regular hours
- Regular hours from the formula above. Standard nonexempt California rules; excludes alternative workweeks, exemptions, special occupations and regular-rate adjustments. Source: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_overtime.htm
- Time-and-a-half hours
- Time-and-a-half hours from the formula above. Standard nonexempt California rules; excludes alternative workweeks, exemptions, special occupations and regular-rate adjustments. Source: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_overtime.htm
- Double-time hours
- Double-time hours from the formula above. Standard nonexempt California rules; excludes alternative workweeks, exemptions, special occupations and regular-rate adjustments. Source: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_overtime.htm
Frequently asked questions
Daily: after 8 hours in a day (1.5×) and after 12 hours (2×). Weekly: hours over 40 in a week that were not already paid a daily premium are also 1.5×. The two rules combine without paying two premiums on the same hour.
Each day earns 1 hour at 1.5× (5 premium hours); the 40 straight-time hours do not exceed 40, so there is no extra weekly premium: 40 × $20 + 5 × $30 = $950 gross.
8 hours at the regular rate, 4 hours at 1.5× and 1 hour at 2× — at $20/h that is $160 + $120 + $40 = $320 for the day, before any weekly calculation.
Yes — with a written agreement, overtime can go into a time bank and be taken as paid time off (at the same premium multiples) or paid out. The dollar value priced here is unchanged; only the timing differs.
Managers, some professionals and specific industries have different rules, and averaging agreements can spread hours over up to four weeks. This page models the standard non-exempt daily-plus-weekly rule only.