Coast Capital Auto & Equipment Finance Penalized for Four Employment Standards Act Violations
On September 18, 2026, British Columbia’s Director of Employment Standards issued Determination ES-2024-004516, finding that Coast Capital Auto & Equipment Finance Ltd. breached four provisions of the Employment Standards Act in the employment complaint brought by Shammi (Sean) Manak. The company is part of the Coast Capital Savings Federal Credit Union group.
The contraventions were failure to pay wages on time (section 17), failure to pay all outstanding final wages within the statutory deadline (section 18), failure to maintain required hours-of-work records (section 28), and failure to properly pay overtime (section 40). The decision records that the company acknowledged it had not kept records of Manak’s hours and found that it had failed to properly pay overtime across multiple pay periods. ES-2024-004516 Coast Capital Auto & Equipment Finance Ltd. – CDET.pdf
Coast Capital Auto & Equipment Finance Ltd. was ordered to pay $6,559.38 in wages and interest, plus four separate $500 administrative penalties, bringing the total to $8,559.38. The Director also expressly ordered the company to cease contravening the identified provisions and comply with the Act and Regulation. These are formal findings of employment-law violations, not merely allegations. ES-2024-004516 Coast Capital Auto & Equipment Finance Ltd.