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Prince
Edward Island
This section provides
specific information for the province of Prince Edward Island. Click one
of the links on the left to move directly to the corresponding section.
Hours
of Work
The type of employee
excluded from this legislature are truck drivers, ambulance drivers, fish
processors, etc.
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Maximum
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No regulation - must be safe for workers |
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**
Include statutory hours in overtime calculation |
| Overtime |
Any
hours more than 48.00 hours/week |
| Overtime
Rate |
1
and 1/2 times the employee's regular rate of pay |
| Break
Period |
1/2
hour per consecutive 5 hours worked |
| Rest
Period |
24.00
consecutive hours/week |
Leaves
Maternity Leave
| Time
with Employer |
twenty
consecutive weeks |
| Required
Notice |
four
weeks written notice |
| Length
of Leave |
17
weeks taken no sooner than 11 weeks before the expected birth with
a minimum of six weeks after birth. |
| Extension
of Leave |
For
late deliveries the employee is entitled to at least 6 weeks of leave
after actual due date. |
| Benefits
Maintained |
No |
Parental Leave
| Time
with Employer |
twenty
consecutive weeks |
| Required
Notice |
four
weeks written notice |
| Length
of Leave |
35
weeks beginning immediately after the maternity leave or within a
52 week period after the child arrives home or after the date of custody
of the child. |
| Payed |
No |
Voting Leave
| Time
with Employer |
N/A |
| Required
Notice |
N/A |
| Length
of Leave |
one
consecutive hour |
| Payed |
Yes |
Bereavement Leave
| Time
with Employer |
N/A |
| Required
Notice |
N/A |
| Length
of Leave |
three
day leave for death of immediate family |
| Payed |
No |
Compassionate Care
Leave
| Time
with Employer |
N/A |
| Required
Notice |
Supply medical certificate stating family member has
a medical condition with risk of death in within 26 weeks. |
| Length
of Leave |
8 weeks |
| Payed |
No |
Holidays
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Holidays
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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New Year's
Day
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Mon.,
Jan. 1 |
Tue.,
Jan. 1 |
Thu.,
Jan. 1 |
Fri.,
Jan. 1 |
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Good Friday
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Fri.,
Apr. 6 |
Fri.,
Mar.21 |
Fri.,
Apr. 10 |
Fri.,
Apr. 2 |
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Canada
Day
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Sun..,
July. 1 |
Tue.,
July 1 |
Wed.,
July 1 |
Thu.,
Jul. 1 |
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Labour
Day
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Mon.,
Sep. 3 |
Mon.,
Sep. 1 |
Mon.,
Sep. 7 |
Mon.,
Sep. 6 |
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Christmas
Day
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Tue.,
Dec.25 |
Thu.,
Dec. 25 |
Fri.,
Dec. 25 |
Sat.,
Dec. 25 |
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Remembrance
Day
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Sun.,
Nov. 11 |
Tue.,
Nov. 11 |
Wed.,
Nov. 11 |
Thu.,
Nov. 11 |
According to the Canadian
Labour Standards Code, whenever the following holidays land on a Saturday
or Sunday, New Year's Day, Canada Day, Christmas Day the employer must
grant his or her employee a holiday with pay on the next working day immediately
preceding or following the holiday, providing that the holiday is a provincial
requirement. If a statutory holiday is worked on a regularly scheduled
work day then the employee must receive either their regular pay plus
time and a half or their regular wages plus a day off with pay before
their annual vacation.
According to the Retail
Business Holidays Act, retail business practices are prohibited on
a holiday such as Boxing Day, Christmas Day, Good Friday, Labour Day,
Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day, New Year's Day and every Sunday. The
exceptions are the last Sunday in November and all Sundays in December
that are prior to Christmas Day -- these days are specifically excluded.
On these Sundays, retail businesses are permitted to operate.
Terminations
Required
Notice
Individual Termination
| Length of
Employment |
Notice Required |
| Under 6 months |
None |
| Between 6 months
and 5 years |
2 weeks |
| Over 5 years |
4 weeks |
Group
Termination
For group terminations
there is no provincial legislation stating required notice periods.
Worker's
Compensation
Assessable Earnings:
Included
| Car allowances
(if taxable) |
| Clothing allowances
(if taxable) |
| Moving allowances
(if taxable) |
| Travel allowances
(if taxable) |
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Vacation/Statutory Holiday Pay
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| Bonuses |
| Commissions |
| Call in pay |
| Call back pay |
| Standby pay |
| Gifts (if taxable) |
| Gratuities (if
taxable) |
| Temporary lay-off
with pay |
| Maternity with
pay |
| Pre-retirement
with pay |
| Pay in lieu
of notice (if taxable) |
| Regular salary
or wages/overtime |
| Shift premium |
| Sick pay |
| WCB-top up |
| Taxable Benefits
such as: |
| Board & lodging |
| Company car |
| Life insurance |
| Loans |
Excluded
| Directors' fee |
| Short-term disability
paid by the employer |
| Long-term disability
paid by the employer |
| Retiring allowance |
| Severance pay |
| Sick pay on
termination |
| WCB |
Pay
Statements
For Prince Edward
Island the pay is required at least every 16 days. At most this pay can
exclude 5 working days up to the day that the pay goes out.
Prince Edward Island's
pay statement must contain the following:
- Name of employee
- Name of employer
- Address of employer
- Gross earnings
- Net pay
- Any other payments
or allowances
- Total hours worked
- Rate of pay
- Deductions and
reasons for those deductions
- Dates of pay periods
Minimum
Wages
The province of Prince
Edward Island has one wage rate standard as follows:
| Parties
Applicable |
Wage
Rate |
| General |
$7.50 |
The maximum amounts
that may be deducted from the wages of an employee where the employer
furnishes board and lodging are as follows:
| Requirement |
Rate |
| Board
only |
$36.00/week |
| Lodging only |
$20.00/week |
| Board and Lodging |
$45.00/week |
| Meals |
$3.00/meal |
Minimum
Age
A child under 16 is
permitted to be hired as long as the work is not in any way harmful to
the child.
Unless there is special
permission provided, an employer cannot hire a child under 16 for more
than three hours on a school day or eight hours on any other day. The
child is also not allowed to work more than 40 hours in a week or work
any hours between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Work during regular school
hours is not permitted with the exceptions being that of a recognized
apprenticeship or vocational training program.
Vacationable
Earnings
Included
| Work related
bonuses (cash) |
| Call in pay |
| Call back pay |
| Commissions
earned at employer's premises (if employee paid combination of salary
and commission, majority earned is salary) |
| Commissions
earned by a route salesman (if employee paid combination of salary
and commission, majority earned is salary) |
| Commissions
earned away from employer's premises (if employee paid combination
of salary and commission, majority earned is salary) |
| Overtime pay |
| Pay in lieu
of notice/Termination pay |
| Regular salary/wages/retroactive |
| Severance/Plant
severance (if employer has policy of paying out unlegislated vacation
pay) |
| Shift premium |
| Sick pay - Sick
days |
| Standby pay |
| Statutory -
Company Holidays (floaters) |
| Statutory -
General Holidays |
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| Taxable Benefits: |
| Board & lodging |
Excluded
| Allowances (Car,
clothing, moving, travel) |
| Discretionary
bonuses (cash) |
| Director's fees |
| Gifts (cash
or in kind) |
| Previously paid
vacation pay |
| Profit Sharing |
| Tips and Gratuities |
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| Taxable Benefits: |
| Company car |
| Life Insurance |
| Loans |
| Provincial Medical |
Provincial
Health
All residents who
register with the Hospital and Medical Services Plans are covered after
three months of residence in the province. Program funded by the federal
and provincial taxes, so no premiums are required by the employee or the
employer.
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