Employers must establish a regular pay period and pay their employees all wages earned during that pay period no later than the established payday.

• Wages shall be paid by:

  • cash,

  • cheque,

  • direct deposit,

  • or any other prescribed method of payment.

• If an employee's employment ends, the employer must pay any wages owed within seven days after the end of employment or on the employee's next payday, whichever is later.

• Employers must also provide a written statement to employees on or before their:

  • pay day,

  • which includes the pay period,

  • wage rate,

  • gross and net amount of wages, and

  • deductions made.

• Deductions from an employee's wages are only allowed if authorized by the employee in writing, or if a statute or court order permits it.

Statements

On or before an employee’s payday, the employer shall give the employee a written or electronic copy (if the employee has means of making a paper copy statement setting out

• pay period

• wage rate

• gross amount of wages, and how that amount is calculated (unless the info is provided in another manner)

• the amount and purpose of each deduction from wages

• any amount with respect to room and board that is deemed to be paid to the employee

• net amount of wages being paid to the employee

Ont ESA Pt. V s.11 (1-5), s.12.1