PAYDAYS AND PAYROLL RECORDS

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  • Any amounts withdrawn from the employee's time bank and how much time remains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.