Board Orientation Manual 2024

Registered Retirement Contribution Program Following the first six (6) months of employment, the BC Games Society matches staff member contributions to a group registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) established by the Society, to a maximum of 8% of gross salary per month. These matching contributions will be held in trust for the staff member, for a 30 month vesting period. Upon completion of the vesting period, the matching funds and all future matching funds will be forwarded to the staff member’s Pension Plan. Time Away from Work Statutory Holidays The BC Games Society is closed on the following thirteen (13) statutory holidays within BC, and staff members will receive their regular pay. The BC Games Society may, at its discretion, declare additional “organization holidays” that staff members may be entitled to. To qualify for payment on a Statutory Holiday, a staff member must have been employed by the BC Games Society for at least thirty (30) calendar days before the Statutory Holiday, and have worked or earned wages for fifteen (15) of the thirty (30) calendar days preceding the holiday. Statutory Holidays include: New Year's Day Family Day National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Good Friday Easter Monday* British Columbia Day Labour Day *Note: Easter Monday and Boxing Day are not statutory holidays as per the BC Employment Standards Act, however, they are recognized by the BC Games Society. If a staff member wishes to observe holiday(s) other than the statutory holidays listed above, the staff member may either: • Observe the statutory holidays listed above and also observe their preferred holiday(s) by using a vacation day; or • Work on the statutory holidays listed above and make alternate arrangements to use those days in lieu, to cover their preferred holiday(s). In either case, a request must be made to the President and CEO and the time off must be approved in advance, in writing. Victoria Day Canada Day Thanksgiving Day Remembrance Day Christmas Day Boxing Day*

Updated June 2023

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