Employees must be paid at least twice per month. Pay periods cannot be longer than 16 days.
All wages earned, including overtime and statutory holiday pay, must be paid within 8 days after the end of the pay period.
Employers must provide a pay stub (wage statement) every payday. It should include:
- The employer's name and address
- The hours worked by the employee
- The employee's wage rate and how the wages were calculated (e.g. hourly, salary, flat or piece rate, commission, or other incentive basis)
- The employee's overtime rates
- The hours worked at overtime rates
- Any money, allowance or other payment the employee is entitled to (e.g. vacation pay or statutory holiday pay)
- The employee's gross and net wages
- Any amounts withdrawn from the employee's time bank and how much time remains
- The employee's wage rate and how the wages were calculated
- The amount and purpose of each deduction
Employers must keep payroll records for each employee for 4 years.
An employee must be paid final wages if their job ends:
- Within 48 hours, if they are terminated or laid off
- Within 6 days, if they quit
Final wages includes everything the employer owes the employee - for example, regular wages, overtime, statutory holiday pay, compensation for length of service, and vacation pay.