Lab-pay

• Is there a minimum wage in Alberta?
• Does the law about minimum wage apply to everyone?
• Can I agree to work for less than minimum wage?
• What is piecework?
• I work in a clothing store and get paid by commission. What does that mean?
• What if my wages on piecework or commission do not amount to the minimum wage?
• I work in a restaurant. My employer told me I have to buy a uniform out of my wages and pay for it to be cleaned every week. This will bring my basic wage below minimum wage level. Can he do this?
• I work in a hotel that provides me with a room and food. Can my employer include the value of the room and food when he figures out if he is paying me minimum wage or not?
• I am supposed to be paid weekly, but sometimes I have to wait for my wages while my boss catches up on bills. Is he allowed to make me wait?
• My employer has a time-card deadline. If I do not have my time card in by that exact time, my pay for the pay period is not given to me until the end of the next pay period. Since I get paid every 14 days, and since we normally get paid 6 days after the end of the pay period, this means that, if I am late for a pay period, I would not be getting my pay until 20 days after the end of the following pay period. Can my employer do this?
• My employer has sometimes “not released my pay” on time. He claims this is an accident, but I think it happened too often to be accidental. I think he does this to bully me. Can he do this?
• My wages are paid straight into my bank account. How do I know if the right amount is going in every month?
• What information has to be on the statement of earnings?
• My employer has provided an electronic pay-stub, but refuses to also give me a paper copy. Can my employer do this?
• What deductions is my employer allowed to take from my wages?
• Can my employer take money from my wages for shortages that occur in the cash register?
• I work in a small office. Last week my boss only had enough work for me for two hours each day and that was all he paid me for. Is this legal?
• My boss often schedules mandatory staff meetings at lunch time or at times when one or more staff members have to come in just for the meeting. The boss refuses to pay us for these times. Can my boss do this?
• I have been at my job for over one year and still have not received a raise. What can I do?

see also:

• More Employment Law FAQs

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