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Encoded rule v1.2.0 · rule data last verified 2026-07-30 · official source pages checked 2026-07-30
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Yukon generally requires overtime after eight hours in a day or 40 hours in a week at 1.5 times the regular wage, with a 32-hour weekly threshold in a week containing a general holiday. Meal timing depends on shift length: no more than five consecutive hours on a day of 10 hours or less, and six on a longer day.
An employee generally needs 30 calendar days of employment, must have worked or earned wages in the two weeks before the holiday, and must attend scheduled shifts around it unless permitted to be absent. Maxuod Shift cannot prove paid leave or permitted absence, so the estimate is review-only.
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 employee works 10 hours and no averaging agreement changes the general daily 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 the entire week, any general-holiday reduction and any averaging agreement before finalizing overtime.
Assume an eligible irregular-hours employee earned $1,060 for 53 worked hours at $20, with no overtime in this simplified lookback.
| 1 | Wages for worked hours in the two prior weeks: $1,060 |
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| 2 | General holiday pay: $1,060 × 10% = $106 |
Illustrative irregular-hours general holiday pay: $106.
The Act excludes vacation pay rather than overtime wages from this formula. Confirm the exact two calendar weeks, employee classification, paid-wage eligibility and scheduled attendance.
A Whitehorse server is scheduled for 10 hours, then asked to stay another hour.
For a day of 10 hours or less, schedule the 30-minute meal period so the employee works no more than five consecutive hours. Once the day exceeds 10 hours, review the Act’s six-hour interval rule and any additional meal timing.
The meal period is unpaid unless the employee is required to work during it. Record the actual release from duties before deducting time.
A Whitehorse restaurant extends a dinner shift to 11 hours during an event week. The manager should review daily overtime, the correct meal interval once the shift exceeds 10 hours, and whether a general holiday lowers the weekly threshold to 32. Holiday eligibility still requires paid-wage and scheduled-attendance facts beyond the schedule.
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When the estimate engine is enabled in a free account and a Yukon 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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