Aside from some "tweaks", not much has changed when it
comes to the Ontario's overtime rules1 in many
years. Why then do I see so much employer
non-compliance? Are employers unaware of their overtime
rights and responsibilities? Or do they simply choose not to
comply and hope no one complains?
For those employers into the former category, this blog is for
you.
What is the Basic Overtime
Rule?2
Employees must be paid overtime pay for each hour worked in
excess of 44 hours in a given workweek.3 The rate
of overtime pay is 1.5 times the employee's regular hourly wage
rate.
A workweek is any recurring period of seven consecutive days
selected by the employer for the purpose of scheduling work.
The ESA uses 12:00 am each Sunday to 11:59 pm the immediately
following Saturday as the default workweek when the employer has
not selected one.
