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Overtime threshold

By Occasional Contributors | 6 Minutes Read October 8, 2019

Beyond “9 to 5”: Understanding Ontario’s overtime rules

Aside from some “tweaks”, not much has changed when it comes to the Ontario’s overtime rules in many years. Why then do I see so much employer non-compliance?

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / employment law, overtime, overtime hours, overtime hours worked, overtime pay, overtime pay claims, overtime rules, Overtime rules in Ontario, Overtime threshold

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 4 Minutes Read May 11, 2011

Applying overtime rules in Ontario can sometimes be complicated

Ontario's Employment Standards Act provides that in most circumstance, an employee who works more than 44 hours in a given week shall be paid at least one and one-half times his or her regular rate of pay for overtime hours worked. However, this simple rule can become complicated and lead to lawsuits, as several employers have found out recently due to their failure to pay statutory overtime.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employment Standards, Payroll / canadian employment law, employment law, employment standards act, Employment Standards regulation, managers or supervisors, O. Reg. 285/01, ontario, Ontario Labour Relations Board, Overtime guide, overtime hours, overtime hours worked, overtime pay, overtime rules, Overtime rules in Ontario, Overtime threshold, policies and procedures, policy manual, statutory overtime

By Earl Altman | 4 Minutes Read December 7, 2010

Overtime rules can trap the unwary employer

In Ontario, the Employment Standards Act (ESA) requires employers to pay at least time and a half for all hours worked by an employee in excess of 44 per week. Employers who, for different reasons, fail to pay overtime pay have faced two types of claims by employees...

Article by Earl Altman / Employment Standards / canadian employment law, Class action suits, employee handbook, employment law, employment standards act, hours of work, overtime, overtime pay, Overtime threshold, policies and procedures, policy manual

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