Alberta's Employment Standards Code (RSA 2000) is enforced by Employment Standards with the Employment Standards branch. Alberta has no daily overtime threshold—only a weekly standard.
Alberta overtime is triggered after 8 hours in a day or 44 hours in a week, whichever is greater. Employees must receive 1.5× their regular rate or a banked hour for each overtime hour (banked overtime must be paid out at 1.5× if not taken as time off within 6 months).
How ClockIt Helps
ClockIt calculates Alberta overtime using the greater-of-daily-or-weekly method and tracks overtime banking, automatically triggering the 6-month payout reminder if banked hours are not scheduled.
Alberta's general minimum wage is $15.00/hour, unchanged since 2018. The government has announced plans to index future increases to CPI beginning in 2024. No separate liquor server or student rates apply.
How ClockIt Helps
ClockIt validates all Alberta hourly rates against the current minimum wage and will auto-update validation thresholds when indexed increases are announced.
After 1 year of employment: 2 weeks of vacation (4% vacation pay). After 5 years: 3 weeks of vacation (6% vacation pay). Vacation pay is calculated on all earnings. Employers may pay out vacation pay on each cheque (where agreed) or in a lump sum before the vacation.
How ClockIt Helps
ClockIt accrues Alberta vacation pay on all earnings including overtime and bonuses, and handles both periodic payroll accrual and lump-sum pre-vacation payment models.
Alberta has 9 general holidays. An eligible employee who does not work on a general holiday receives their average daily wage as general holiday pay. Employees who work the holiday receive 1.5× their regular rate plus their average daily wage, or their regular rate plus a substitute day off.
How ClockIt Helps
ClockIt calculates Alberta general holiday pay using the average daily wage formula and provides the choice between the 1.5× premium + average daily pay model and the regular rate + substitute day model.
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