Overtime

Everything about overtime: legal surcharges, calculation methods, recovering back pay and employee rights.

The single most important number in a Canadian overtime claim is the threshold. Federal is 8h/day or 40h/week, Ontario i...

A plain-English walkthrough of Ontario overtime under the ESA: the 44-hour weekly threshold, the 1.5× rate, the two-rate...

If you work for a bank, airline, telecom or other federally regulated employer, the Canada Labour Code governs your over...

There is no single 'Canadian' overtime rule. Whether you are federally regulated or work in Ontario or Québec decides yo...

If you do two different jobs for the same Ontario employer at two different rates, your overtime is not a blended averag...

Across the federal, Ontario and Québec regimes, overtime is paid at 1.5× the regular rate — a legal, calculable floor. H...