Rules about vacation pay
The amount of vacation pay that you get depends on how long you have worked for your employer.
Less than 5 years: Your vacation pay must be at least 4% of your wages, not including vacation pay, that you earn during your entitlement year.
5 years or more: Your vacation pay must be at least 6% of your wages, not including vacation pay, that you earn during your entitlement year.
Your entitlement year can start on a different date than the date you started working. If it does, you also get vacation pay from your first day of work to the day before the entitlement year begins.
When you get your vacation pay
The general rule is that your employer must pay you your vacation pay before your vacation starts.
Your employer can pay you on your regular pay day while you are on vacation if:
- they pay by direct deposit into your bank account, or
- you are taking less than one week of vacation.
Another option is to get your vacation pay at any time that you and your employer both agree on.
Or, you can agree to have your employer add your vacation pay to your wages each pay period. If you do this, you do not get paid when you take your vacation.
When you leave a job, your employer must pay you any vacation pay that they owe you.
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