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Encoded rule v1.1.0 · rule data last verified 2026-07-30 · official source pages checked 2026-07-30
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In the Northwest Territories, overtime generally starts after eight hours in a day or 40 hours in a week and is paid at 1.5 times the regular wage. The weekly threshold falls to 32 hours in a week containing a paid statutory holiday. Employees generally receive a 30-minute break after five continuous hours.
The official FAQ requires employment for at least 30 days within the prior 12 months and scheduled attendance around the holiday, subject to permitted absences. Maxuod Shift uses a conservative 30-day tenure check but cannot prove that exact 12-month test or authorized absences, so the result always needs review.
Not legal or payroll advice.
These calculations follow our best reading of each province’s Employment Standards Act, but rules vary by employee classification, collective agreement, industry-specific exemptions, and edge cases we cannot detect. Treat the values as estimates only and confirm with a payroll professional or accountant before processing pay.
See the provincial labour-law reference for the formula we apply per province.
Assume a covered restaurant employee works 10 hours and the week is not reduced by a paid statutory holiday.
| 1 | Regular time: 8 × $20 = $160 |
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| 2 | Daily overtime: 2 × ($20 × 1.5) = $60 |
Illustrative wages for the shift: $220.
Review daily and weekly totals without double counting, and use the 32-hour weekly threshold when the official paid-holiday condition is met.
Assume an eligible employee earned $2,400 over 16 days worked during the 28-day lookback.
| 1 | Eligible lookback wages: $2,400 |
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| 2 | Average day pay: $2,400 ÷ 16 = $150 |
Illustrative statutory holiday pay: $150.
Confirm the 30-days-within-12-months test, scheduled attendance, days worked, excluded wages and any call-in on the holiday.
A Yellowknife server is scheduled from 3:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Provide a 30-minute break before the employee completes five continuous hours. A pause while still serving tables does not satisfy a break that is meant to relieve the employee from work.
Treat the period as work when the employee must work or remain available. Record what happened instead of automatically deducting the scheduled break.
A Yellowknife hotel restaurant extends two dinner shifts and then reaches a holiday week. The manager must compare daily overtime with the reduced 32-hour weekly threshold, confirm actual breaks, and review the employee’s 30-days-within-12-months and scheduled-attendance eligibility. Those facts cannot be decided from a published schedule alone.
We opened the three government pages below on 2026-07-30. That is the content check for this guide; it does not change the encoded payroll rule version or its verification date.
When the estimate engine is enabled in a free account and a Northwest Territories payroll week contains a paid statutory holiday, Maxuod Shift separates worked-holiday days, non-worked eligible holidays, and regular days. It shows an estimated adjustment against the regular payroll amount already entered. Nothing is added to gross pay until the manager confirms the review.
The product provides estimates, source links, and review prompts. It does not decide employee coverage, approve an overtime agreement, confirm an absence, or replace payroll, accounting, or legal advice.
Open another jurisdiction reference to compare overtime thresholds, statutory-holiday eligibility, meal-break guidance, and official sources.
