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New
Brunswick
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New Brunswick
This section provides
specific information for the province of New Brunswick. Click one of the
links on the left to move directly to the corresponding section.
Hours
of Work
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Maximum
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No limit to the hours that an employee can work |
| * |
** Exclude statutory hours from overtime calculation
and reduce the work week by the statutory hours |
| Overtime |
Any hours over 44.00 hours/week |
| Overtime Rate |
1.5 times the minimum wage rate |
| Break Period |
A suitable rest period after 5 hours worked |
| Rest Period |
24.00 consecutive hours/week |
Leaves
Maternity Leave
| Time with Employer |
No specific period of time |
| Required Notice |
Must inform employer four months before her expected
delivery date. Employee must also give two weeks notice prior to starting
her maternity leave. |
| Length of Leave |
17 weeks taken any time within the 11 weeks before her
expected delivery date. |
| Extension of Leave |
no specification at this time |
| Benefits Maintained |
No |
Child Care Leave
| Time with Employer |
No specific time period |
| Required Notice |
four weeks |
| Length of Leave |
Maximum of 37 consecutive weeks taken any time within
the 52-week period following the birth or care and custody of the
child, or immediately following the pregnancy leave. |
| Benefits Maintained |
No |
Voting Leave
| Time with Employer |
N/A |
| Required Notice |
N/A |
| Length of Leave |
three consecutive hours |
| Paid |
Yes |
Bereavement Leave
| Time with Employer |
N/A |
| Required Notice |
N/A |
| Length of Leave |
Five working days death of person in a close family
relationship. |
| Paid |
No |
Compassionate Care
Leave
| Time
with Employer |
N/A |
| Required
Notice |
Supply medical certificate stating family member has
a medical condition with risk of death in within 26 weeks. |
| Length
of Leave |
8 weeks - within 26 weeks or death |
| Payed |
No |
Holidays
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Holidays
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2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
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New Year's
Day
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Tue., Jan.
1 |
Thu., Jan.
1 |
Fri., Jan.
1 |
Sat., Jan.
1 |
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Good Friday
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Fri.,
Mar.21 |
Fri.,
Apr. 10 |
Fri.,
Apr. 2 |
Fri.,
Apr. 22 |
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Canada
Day
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Tue., July
1 |
Wed., July
1 |
Thu., Jul.
1 |
Fri., Jul.
1 |
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Labour
Day
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Mon., Sep.
1 |
Mon., Sep.
7 |
Mon., Sep.
6 |
Mon., Sep.
5 |
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Christmas
Day
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Thu.,
Dec. 25 |
Fri.,
Dec. 25 |
Sat.,
Dec. 25 |
Sun.,
Dec. 25 |
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Victoria
Day
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Mon., May
19 |
Mon., May
18 |
Mon., May
24 |
Mon., May
23 |
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Thanksgiving
Day
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Mon., Oct.
13 |
Mon., Oct.
12 |
Mon., Oct.
11 |
Mon., Oct.
10 |
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Remembrance
Day
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Tue.,
Nov. 11 |
Wed.,
Nov. 11 |
Thu.,
Nov. 11 |
Fri.,
Nov. 11 |
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*New
Brunswick Day
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Mon., Aug. 4 |
Mon., Aug. 3 |
Mon., Aug. 2 |
Mon., Aug. 1 |
Whenever the following
holidays land on a Saturday or Sunday, New Year's Day, Canada Day, Christmas
Day, the employer must grant his or her employee a holiday with pay on
the next working day immediately preceding or following the holiday, providing
that the holiday is a provincial requirement. If a statutory holiday is
worked on a regularly scheduled day then an employee must receive their
regular rate of pay plus time and a half for all the hours worked.
*New
Brunswick Day is a provincial statutory holiday and is celebrated
on the first Monday in August.
The following holidays
fall under the Days of Rest Act: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Victoria
Day, Canada Day, New Brunswick Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance
Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and any other days proclaimed.
When a retail holiday and a statutory holiday fall on the same day, the
statutory holiday requirements for payment apply.
Terminations
Required
Notice
Individual Termination
| Length of Employment |
Notice Required |
| Between 6 months and 5 years |
2 weeks |
| more than 5 years |
4 weeks |
Group
Termination
Group termination
applies to the termination of 10 or more employees (which is equal to
25% of the total number of employees) within a 28 day period. The Minister
of Labour must be given six weeks written notice along with the employees
who are being terminated.
Worker's
Compensation
Assessable Earnings:
Included
| Bonuses |
| Commissions |
| Call in pay |
| Call back pay |
| Standby pay |
| Directors' fee |
| Gratuities (if taxable) |
| Temporary Lay-off with pay |
| Pay in lieu of notice |
| Maternity with pay |
| Regular salary or wages/overtime |
| Shift premium |
| Sick pay (during year) |
| WCB-top up |
| Vacation/Statutory Holiday Pay |
Excluded
| Car allowances |
| Clothing allowances |
| Travel allowances |
| Moving allowances |
| Short-term disability paid by the employer |
| Long-term disability paid by the employer |
| Gifts |
| Pre-retirement with pay |
| Retiring allowance |
| Severance pay |
| Sick pay on termination |
| WCB |
| Taxable Benefits such as: |
| Board & lodging |
| Company car |
| Life insurance |
| Loans |
Pay
Statements
For New Brunswick
the pay is required semi-monthly or more fequently. The employee must
receive their wages within seven calender days after each period.
New Brunswick's pay
statements must contain the following:
- Gross earnings
- Net pay
- Dates of pay periods
- Deductions and
reasons for those deductions
Minimum
Wages
The province of New
Brunswick has one wage rate standard as follows:
| Parties Applicable |
Wage Rate |
| General |
$8.25 |
| Workers whose hours are not verifiable |
$363 |
Minimum
Age
A child under 16 can
work if the work is in no way harmful to the child.
The child is not allowed
to work more than three hours on a school day and eight hours on any other
days. The child may not work between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00
a.m.
Vacationable
Earnings
Included
| Work related
bonuses (cash) |
| Call in pay |
| Call back pay |
| Commissions
earned at employer's premises |
| Commissions
earned by a route salesman |
| Commissions earned away from employer's premises |
| Overtime pay |
| Pay in lieu of notice/Termination pay |
| Profit Sharing (if part of employee's regular remuneration package) |
| Regular salary/wages/retroactive |
| Shift premium |
| Director's fees
(where considered a wage) |
Excluded
| Allowances (Car, clothing, moving, travel) |
| Discretionary bonuses (cash) |
| Director's fees (where fee is considered an honoraria) |
| Gifts (cash or in kind) |
| Previously paid
vacation pay |
| Severance/Plant severance |
| Standby pay (not clearly addressed) |
| Statutory - Company Holidays (floaters) |
| Statutory - General Holidays |
| Tips and Gratuities |
| Sick Pay/Sick Days |
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| Taxable Benefits: |
| Board & lodging |
| Company car |
| Life Insurance |
| Loans |
Provincial
Health
Not applicable. All
full-time residents of New Brunswick are covered.
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