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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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Nunavut generally uses daily overtime after eight hours and weekly overtime after 40 hours, paid at 1.5 times the regular wage. Employees are entitled to at least a 30-minute break after five continuous hours. Holiday pay depends on whether the employee is time-based or falls under the alternate average-wage formula.
The Act generally requires employment for at least 30 days within the preceding 12 months plus scheduled attendance around the holiday, subject to consent and listed leave exceptions. The current estimator cannot prove that exact eligibility or automatically determine the holiday-pay classification, so it does not finalize the result.
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 hourly cook works 10 hours in one day and remains below the weekly threshold.
| 1 | Regular time: 8 × $20 = $160 |
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| 2 | Daily overtime: 2 × ($20 × 1.5) = $60 |
Illustrative wages for the shift: $220.
Check all daily and weekly hours, any permit or employee exemption, and the work-week boundary before payroll.
Assume an eligible time-based employee normally works eight hours at $20 per hour.
| 1 | Normal hours: 8 |
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| 2 | Holiday pay for the time-based branch: 8 × $20 = $160 |
Illustrative time-based holiday pay: $160.
A non-time-based employee uses a different four-week average-daily-wage calculation. Confirm classification, 30-days-within-12-months eligibility and scheduled attendance before choosing a branch.
An Iqaluit kitchen employee is scheduled from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Provide at least 30 minutes of rest before the employee completes five continuous hours. Record the actual break rather than treating the schedule entry as proof.
The cited regulation establishes timing and duration. Confirm paid status and any exceptional circumstances from the applicable agreement and official guidance before deducting time.
An Iqaluit restaurant extends a cook’s service shift and later reviews a holiday. The manager can use schedule and actual-hour records to identify daily overtime, but must separately confirm the statutory eligibility window, attendance and whether the employee is time-based. The calculator intentionally leaves that holiday classification for review.
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 Nunavut 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.
