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Encoded rule v1.1.0 · rule data last verified 2026-07-06 · official source pages checked 2026-07-30
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Prince Edward Island generally requires overtime after 44 hours in a week at 1.5 times the employee’s regular wage. Employees normally receive a 30-minute meal break after no more than five consecutive hours. An averaging agreement or listed employee category can change the general result.
A qualifying employee generally needs to work the scheduled shift immediately before and after the paid holiday unless the employer gives permission or there is a valid reason. Holiday pay is normally 5% of regular wages in the four weeks before the holiday, excluding overtime.
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 47 hours and has no averaging agreement.
| 1 | Regular wages: 44 × $20 = $880 |
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| 2 | Overtime wages: 3 × ($20 × 1.5) = $90 |
Illustrative wages for worked hours: $970.
Confirm the employee category, work-week record and any averaging agreement before finalizing payroll.
Assume the employee qualifies and earned $2,400 in regular wages during the prior four weeks.
| 1 | Regular lookback wages: $2,400 |
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| 2 | Holiday pay: $2,400 × 5% = $120 |
Illustrative paid holiday amount: $120.
Confirm the scheduled shifts around the holiday, excluded overtime wages and whether the employee works the holiday or receives an alternate paid day.
A Charlottetown server is scheduled from noon to 8:00 p.m.
Provide a 30-minute meal break before the server exceeds five consecutive hours. If the full 30 minutes cannot be given together under a permitted arrangement, document the actual break pattern.
PEI says the employee must be paid for that half-hour when the full break cannot be taken at one time. Record actual interruptions before deciding the deduction.
A Charlottetown restaurant adds a festival shift and a server reaches 47 hours. The manager should flag three weekly overtime hours, verify that the meal break happened, and separately review the employee’s holiday attendance and four-week wage lookback. The export prepares evidence for payroll; it does not issue pay.
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 Prince Edward Island 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.
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