Payment Earnings

Earnings include:

Wages

Over time pay

Vacation pay

General holiday pay

Termination pay

Minimum Wage The minimum wage in Alberta is set out in

the Employment Standards Regulation and is $9.95/ hour - for most employees

If you serve liquor as part of your regular job it is $9.05/ hr ( due to potential tips).

Minimum $ 397/ week for many sales people, land agents and certain professionals.

Minimum wage of $ 1, 893/ month for domestic employees. Employees who do not live with their employer- $9.95 per hour for all hours worked.

Province General Wage

Alberta $9.95

BC $10.25

Manitoba $10.45

New Brunswick $10.00

Newfoundland $10.00

NWT $10.00

Nova Scotia $10.30

Nunavut $11.00Ontario $10.25

PEI $10.00

Quebec $10.15

Saskatchewan $10.00

Yukon $10.54

Exemptions of Minimum Wage

Real estate brokers

Insurance sales- if paid entirely by commission

Students in a work experience or off-campus educational program

Extras in a film or video production

Counselors/ instructors ( who are non-profit or for religious purposes)

Farm employees

Pay Period

The maximum pay period that can be used by an employer to calculate your earnings is one- month

An employer can have shorter pay periods such as daily, weekly, bi-weekly or semi-monthly.

Employees must be paid with 10 days after the end of each pay period.

Pay Reductions

If an employer wants to reduce any thing from the employee’s pay (wage, overtime etc.) the employee must be notified before the start of the pay period and also be told which reduction is to take place.

BUT- these rates must always be at least the minimum required by the legislated standards.

TERMINATION!When an employee loses or quits a

jobThe employee must be paid no later

than 3 consecutive days after the last day of work- if the employer is required to give notice.

If the employer is not required to give termination notice or termination pay- the employee must be paid within 10 consecutive days after the last day of work.

If the Employment Standards Code requires an employee to give notice and he/she quits without providing the required notice- the employer can delay payment until 10 days after your notice would have been expired- had you given it.

Legal Deductions From Earnings

The CODE allows certain deductions to be made from employees earnings for Income Tax purposes.

Such as: Canada Pension Plan

Employment Insurance

Alberta Health Care premiums

As well as deductions from judgment or order of a court.

If an employer wants to make other deductions, written permission must be obtained from the employee.

If an employer wants to make other deductions, written permission must be obtained.

For example- company pension plans

dental plans

personal charges to company credit card

*Usually these deductions are discussed when the employee starts the job.

There are some deductions that are not allowed, even with written authorization form the employee.

You cannot take deductions for faulty workmanship, cash shortages or loss of property where more than one person has access to the cash or property.