1. Payment Earnings Earnings include: Wages Over time pay Vacation pay General holiday pay Termination pay

2. 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.

3. ProvinceGeneral 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$11.00 Ontario$10.25 PEI$10.00 Quebec$10.15 Saskatchewan$10.00 Yukon$10.54

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. TERMINATION!  When an employee loses or quits a job  The 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.

8.  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.

9. 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.

10.  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.

11.  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.