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Highlights of the Employment Standards Code:
Minimum Wage & Vacation Pay

Legislation: Holidays Empl. Standards Code Lab. Relations Act W. Safety & Health Act

All Employees: Effective April 1, 2006 - $7.60 per hour

Overtime Wage Rate

The overtime rate in Manitoba is 1.5 times the regular or straight time rate. An employee must be paid the overtime rate for all hours worked beyond 8 hours in a day or 40 hours a week. (Separate wage rate and standard hours of work regulations exist for the construction industry.)

Remuneration Guidelines for General Holidays

There are seven paid general holidays in a year that are recognized in Manitoba. These are New Year's Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

An employee who has earned wages from an employer for part or all of each day for at least 15 days during the 30 calendar days immediately preceding a general holiday, and who is available for work on their regular working days before and after the general holiday is entitled to one day’s regular pay for the general holiday. In addition to the regular pay if the person has qualified, an employee who is required to work on a general holiday shall be paid at 1½ times regular rate for all hours worked on the general holiday.

An employee who does not qualify to be paid general holiday pay but who works on the general holiday is still entitled to receive 1½ times the regular rate for all hours worked on the holiday.

A continuously operating plant, seasonal businesses (except construction), and certain hospitality related operations may pay their employees regular wages for working within standard hours on a statutory holiday, if they give equivalent time off with regular pay within 30 days of the holiday or, if mutually agreed, at a later date.

Employers are advised to contact Manitoba Labour, Employment Standards Branch about specific situations.

Vacation Pay

Employees who have worked for one year with their employer are entitled to take two weeks paid vacation. The vacation is paid at the rate of 4% of regular gross earnings at the time the vacation commences.

If an employee does not work one complete year, he or she is entitled to vacation pay, which is calculated at the rate of 4 percent of gross regular earnings.

After an employee has worked for five years with the same employer, he or she is entitled to three weeks paid vacation per year, or 6 percent of gross regular earnings when a complete year is not worked.

Source: Manitoba Labour Employment Standards Branch