If you have received a jury summons you must pre-register below. There really needs to be a change in how much people get paid for things like jury duty.You can request an exemption or claim disqualification based on reasons why you feel you are unable to participate. This guidebook provides guidance to those who are participating in a criminal law jury trial in BC Supreme Court. My advice is to acknowledge you received the summons and fill out the hardship. Generally yes however laws vary from place to place. What you must do is follow your jurisdiction's procedure for getting excused. It depends on your employer, some will pay you, others not. You do get some pay from the Ministry of Attorney General while doing it. The Jury Act states British Columbia's laws specific to selecting juries.