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Live-in caregiver who worked four years without pay sues employer
VANCOUVER – A live-in caregiver who worked for four years without pay is suing her employer to recover the money she claims she’s owed.
A B.C. Supreme Court lawsuit claims Evelyn Yacas worked 16-hour days tending to her employer’s elderly mother at a home in Richmond, B.C.
The statement of claim says her employer, Christine Leung, agreed to keep wages in trust until Yacas’ family was ready to immigrate from the Philippines.
Yacas says she repeatedly asked for a tally of what she was owed, but was ignored by Leung.
Yacas filed a complaint with the Employment Standards Branch, but it was rejected because it exceeded the time limitation period.
Nothing has been proven in court and Leung has not yet submitted a statement of defence.
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