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How is Overtime Paid?

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Hourly Part-Time or Casual Employees

  • Overtime will be paid at the rate of 1.5 times the employee's regular wage rate.

Commission Paid Employees

  • Employees, who are paid exclusively by incentive pay such as commission, piecework or a similar method, have no established rate of pay. Therefore, for the purpose of calculating overtime entitlements, the wage rate is deemed to be the minimum wage.
  • If the incentive pay is less than what would have been earned applying the minimum wage, the employer must top up the incentive pay earnings to match minimum wage.
  • Overtime will be paid at the rate of 1.5 times the minimum wage rate.

Salary Paid Employees

  • If an employee is paid by a combination of salary and incentive pay, and the salary is greater than minimum wage, the salary establishes the hourly rate for the purpose of calculating overtime entitlements.