What is a work week in Saskatchewan?
A work week is defined as Saturday midnight to the following Saturday midnight. 2. When is overtime payable? Most employees who work, or are at their employers disposal, for more than eight hours per day are entitled to overtime pay. They are also entitled to overtime rates for any hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week. For weeks in which a public holiday occurs, they are entitled to overtime rates after 32 hours of work. For hours worked on a public holiday, refer to the Public Holidays section. 3. What is the overtime rate? Overtime must be paid at the rate of 1.5 times the hourly wage rate. To calculate the hourly rate for employees paid on a monthly basis, multiply the monthly wage by 12, divide the result by 52, and then divide by the regular weekly hours worked (which cannot be more than 40). Example: monthly wage rate $1,500.00 times 12 (yearly rate) $18,000.00 divided by 52 (weekly rate) $346.15 divided by 40 (hourly rate) $8.65 times 1.5 (overtime rate) $12.98 Note: If t
