Vacation Pay

Vacation pay is calculated as a percentage of the gross wages you earn during a year of employment.

  • If you are entitled to two weeks vacation leave, your vacation pay is four percent of your earnings for the entitlement year.
  • If you are entitled to three weeks, your vacation pay is six percent of your earnings for that year.

You are normally given this pay within the 14 days before your vacation begins, but your employer may also choose to pay you either during or immediately following your vacation, according to their usual practice.

If you leave your job, your employer must pay you any vacation pay owed for any prior completed year of employment. You are also entitled to vacation pay for the period you have worked during the current year of employment.

For more information, see the Annual Leave section of this site and Pamphlet #3 – Annual Vacations.

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Date Modified:
2012-02-15