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Encoded rule v1.0.0 · rule data last verified 2026-07-06 · official source pages checked 2026-07-30
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Saskatchewan’s standard plan generally produces overtime after eight hours in a day or 40 hours in a week, while an approved four-day schedule can use 10-hour days. The weekly threshold falls to 32 hours in a week with a public holiday. A 30-minute meal break is required within every five hours of work.
Most covered employees receive public holiday pay based on 5% of wages earned in the 28 days before the holiday, excluding overtime. Worked-holiday premium pay and the reduced weekly threshold must be reviewed separately so the same hours are not counted twice.
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 cook earns $20, uses the standard schedule and remains below 40 hours for the week.
| 1 | Regular time: 8 × $20 = $160 |
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| 2 | Daily overtime: 2 × ($20 × 1.5) = $60 |
Illustrative wages for the shift: $220.
A valid four-day/10-hour arrangement changes the daily threshold. Compare daily and weekly results under the employee’s actual schedule and apply the greater overtime total.
Assume the employee earned $2,400 in eligible wages during the 28 days before the holiday.
| 1 | Eligible lookback wages: $2,400 |
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| 2 | Public holiday pay: $2,400 × 5% = $120 |
Illustrative public holiday pay: $120.
Exclude overtime from the formula and separately assess worked-holiday premium pay, the 32-hour holiday-week threshold and any occupation-specific rule.
A Saskatoon closer is scheduled from 4:00 p.m. to midnight.
Provide a 30-minute meal break within the first five hours. A restaurant finishing late should also address the special transportation obligation when the employee normally uses public transit and it is unavailable.
The break is paid when the employee must work or remain at the employer’s disposal. Record whether the employee was actually free to leave duties.
A Saskatoon restaurant schedules a 10-hour close under its usual eight-hour plan. Even below 40 weekly hours, two daily overtime hours may apply. The manager should also verify the break, late-night transportation obligations, and any public-holiday week reduction. The schedule provides facts, not a final legal conclusion.
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 Saskatchewan 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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