Saskatchewan
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Fixed term contracts are allowable in Saskatchewan. Early termination of a fixed term contract without cause requires payment to the Worker for the remaining contract terms. Companies can include an early termination clause in the contract to attempt to minimize the amount owed.
Probationary periods are allowable, and generally up to three months. In limited circumstances, probationary periods may be extended up to an additional three months.
There are ten (10) public holidays in Saskatchewan. Workers performing work on a public holiday receive 1.5 times their regular hourly rate. Workers who do not perform work on a public holiday are paid, public holiday pay is calculated as 5% of their wages in the 28 days preceding the public holiday.
Workers receive a minimum of three weeks of vacation each year of work. Workers who complete ten (10) years of work with the same company receive a minimum of four weeks of vacation. Vacation pay is calculated on a worker's wages for a year of employment or portion thereof. Wages include salary, commission, earned bonuses, overtime, holiday pay, vacation pay and pay in lieu of notice. During the first nine years of employment, vacation pay is calculated by multiplying the wages by 3/52. Workers are paid unpaid vacation pay within 14 days of termination, as any payment in lieu of notice is considered wages, and needed to calculate the vacation pay owed.
Regular working hours are 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. Workers must be provided a meal break of at least 30 minutes within every 5 hours of work. Workers who regularly work 20 hours per more per week must receive at least 24 consecutive hours away from work every 7 days
Overtime is paid at a minimum of 1.5 times the worker's hourly wage rate, and begins after 40 hours in the week. When there is a public holiday, overtime rates apply after 32 hours of work in the week of the public holiday.
There are no mandatory bonuses in Saskatchewan.
Companies are required to provide written notice for termination or pay in lieu of notice. The following minimum statutory notice periods are mandated in Saskatchewan: more than 13 weeks but less than one year - one (1) week; more than one (1) year, but less than three (3) years - 2 weeks; more than three (3) years, but less than five (5) - four (4) weeks; more than five (5) years, but less than ten (10) years - six (6) weeks; more than ten (10) years - eight (8) weeks. Workers must be paid out in full within fourteen (14) days of their last day of work. If a payday falls within those fourteen (14) days, the Worker must be paid for the pay period on their regular pay day. Pay instead of notice is allowed.
There is no mandatory severance pay in Saskatchewan. If a business terminates a Worker without notice, they must pay the statutory termination pay in lieu of notice as outlined above.
Workers with at least 13 weeks of service must provide written notice of at least two weeks prior to leaving their job.
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