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Saskatchewan
This section provides
specific information for the province of Saskatchewan. 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 management, teachers, commission sales
persons, etc.
A week is defined
as Sunday to Saturday.
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Maximum
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No regulation
- must be safe for workers |
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** Exclude statutory
hours from overtime calculation and reduce the work week by the statutory
hours |
| Overtime |
Hours in excess
of 8.00 hours/day or 40.00 hours/week |
| Overtime Rate |
1 and 1/2 times
the employee's regular rate of pay |
| Break Period |
If worked 6
hours or more per day must be allowed 1/2 hour every consecutive 5
hours worked |
| Rest Period |
8.00 hours between
shifts |
Leaves
Maternity Leave
| Time with Employer |
20 weeks within
the 52 weeks before expected date of birth |
| Required Notice |
four weeks written
notice |
| Length of Leave |
18 weeks taken
any time within the 12 weeks prior to estimated birth and a minimum
of six weeks after birth |
| Payed |
No |
Parental Leave
| Time with Employer |
20 weeks within
the 52 weeks before the leave |
| Required Notice |
four weeks written
notice |
| Length of Leave |
34 weeks beginning
immediately after the maternity leave or any combination during the
month before and eight months after the leave or 37 weeks for employee
not eligible for maternity leave. |
| Payed |
No |
Bereavement
| Time
with Employer |
at
least 3 months |
| Required
Notice |
N/A |
| Length
of Leave |
five
days if in immediate family beginning week of death
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| Payed |
No |
Adoption Leave
| Time with Employer |
20 consecutive
weeks within the 52 weeks before adoption date |
| Required Notice |
four weeks written
notice |
| Length of Leave |
18 weeks beginning
the day of the adoption. |
| Payed |
No |
Voting Leave
| Time
with Employer |
N/A |
| Required
Notice |
N/A |
| Length
of Leave |
three
consecutive hours |
| Payed |
Yes |
Holidays
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Holidays
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2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
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New Year's
Day
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Tue., Jan. 1 |
Thu., Jan. 1 |
Fri., Jan. 1 |
Sat., Jan. 1 |
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Good Friday
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Fri.,
Mar.21 |
Fri.,
Apr. 10 |
Fri.,
Apr. 2 |
Fri.,
Apr. 22 |
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Canada Day
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Tue., July 1 |
Wed., July 1 |
Thu., Jul. 1 |
Fri., Jul. 1 |
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Labour Day
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Mon., Sep. 1 |
Mon., Sep. 7 |
Mon., Sep. 6 |
Mon., Sep. 5 |
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Christmas
Day
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Thu.,
Dec. 25 |
Fri.,
Dec. 25 |
Sat.,
Dec. 25 |
Sun.,
Dec. 25 |
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Victoria
Day
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Mon., May 19 |
Mon., May 18 |
Mon., May 24 |
Mon., May 23 |
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Thanksgiving
Day
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Mon., Oct. 13 |
Mon., Oct. 12 |
Mon., Oct. 11 |
Mon., Oct. 10 |
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Remembrance
Day
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Tue.,
Nov. 11 |
Wed.,
Nov. 11 |
Thu.,
Nov. 11 |
Fri.,
Nov. 11 |
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Saskatchewan
Day
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Mon.,
Aug. 4 |
Mon.,
Aug. 3 |
Mon.,
Aug. 2 |
Mon.,
Aug. 1 |
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Louis Riel Day
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Mon., Feb. 18 |
Mon., Feb 16 |
Mon., Feb. 15 |
Mon., Feb. 21 |
Whenever the following
holidays land on a Saturday or Sunday, New Year's Day, Canada Day, Remembrance
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 their regular daily pay plus time and a half.
Saskatchewan Day
is also a statutory holiday which falls on the first Monday of August
(as designated in the Labour Standards Act).
According to the Urban
Municipality Act (Shop Closing), shops must close at 6:00 p.m. Monday
to Friday and remain closed until 5:00 a.m. of the following day. On Saturday,
the shops must close at 10:00 p.m. and remain closed until 5:00 a.m. of
the following Monday.
Terminations
Required
Notice
Individual Termination
| Length of
Employment |
Notice Required |
| Under 3 months |
None |
| Between 3 months
and 1 year |
1 week |
| Between 1 year
and 3 years |
2 weeks |
| Between 3 years
and 5 years |
4 weeks |
| Between 5 years
and 10 years |
6 weeks |
| 10 years or
more |
8 weeks |
Group Termination
| Number
of Employees |
Notice
Required |
| 10
to 49 |
4
weeks |
| 50
to 99 |
8
weeks |
| 100
or more |
12
weeks |
Worker's
Compensation
Assessable Earnings:
Included
| Car allowances
(if taxable) |
| Clothing allowances
(if taxable) |
| Moving allowances
(if taxable) |
| Travel allowances
(if taxable) |
| Bonuses |
| Commissions |
| Call in pay |
| Call back pay |
| Standby pay |
| Short-term disability
paid by the employer (amounts in first 3 months) |
| Long-term disability
paid by the employer (amounts in first 3 months) |
| Gratuities |
| Regular salary
or wages/overtime |
| Shift premium |
| WCB-top up |
| Sick-pay (amounts
paid not exceeding 3 months) |
| Vacation Pay/Statutory Holiday paid |
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| Taxable Benefits
such as: |
| Board & lodging |
| Company car |
| Life insurance
(employer paid) |
| Loans |
| RRSP & Stock
Options |
Excluded
| Directors' fee |
| Gifts |
| Temporary lay-off
with pay |
| Maternity with
pay |
| Pre-retirement
with pay |
| Pay in lieu
of notice |
| Retiring allowance |
| Severance pay |
| Sick pay on
termination |
| WCB |
Pay
Statements
For Saskatchewan the
pay is required semi-monthly or more frequently. The employee must receive
their pay within six days after each pay period.Saskatchewan's pay statements
must contain the following
- Name of the employee
- Gross earnings
- Net pay
- Rate of pay
- Total hours worked
- Dates of pay periods
- Category of employment
- Deductions and
reasons for those deductions
Minimum
Wages
The province of Saskatchewan
has one wage rate standard as follows:
| Parties
Applicable |
Wage
Rate |
| General |
$9.25 |
Minimum
Age
Any children under
the age of 16 must have approval from a school principal to work during
school hours.
Children under the
age of 16 have restrictions from work in construction, factories, mills,
various lines, and plants. For a more detailed description of restrictions
see the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Vacationable
Earnings
Included
| Work related
bonuses (cash) |
| Call in pay |
| Call back pay |
| Commissions
earned at employer's premises |
| Commissions
earned by a route salesman |
| Commissions
earned away from employer's premises |
| Overtime pay |
| Previously paid
vacation pay |
| Profit Sharing |
| Regular salary/wages/retroactive |
| Shift premium |
| Standby pay |
| Statutory -
Company Holidays (floaters) |
| Statutory -
General Holidays |
| Sick pay - Sick
days (not clearly addressed) |
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| Taxable Benefits: |
| Board & lodging |
Excluded
| Allowances (Car,
clothing, moving, travel) |
| Discretionary
bonuses (cash) |
| Director's fees |
| Employer-paid
long term disability (not clearly addressed) |
| Employer-paid
short term disability (not clearly addressed) |
| Gifts (cash
or in kind) |
| Pay in lieu
of notice/Termination pay |
| Severance/Plant
severance |
| Tips and Gratuities |
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| Taxable Benefits: |
| Company car |
| Life Insurance |
| Loans |
Provincial
Health
The Health Services
Plan is funded through provincial and federal taxes, requiring no employee
or employer premiums or contributions.
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