Employment Standards Act - Hours of Work
Labour and Immigration
Last Verified:
2004-06-01
Act:
Employment Standards Act
Regulation:
Manitoba Labour
To Whom Does This Apply?
Employers
Summary
Standard hours of work are 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. Exceptions can be made through collective (union) agreements or by applying and being granted permission to extend or change these hours by the Manitoba Labour Board by virtue of an Hours of Work Order.
OVERTIME
All overtime is voluntary. Employees cannot be forced to work beyond their standard hours of work unless a state of emergency has been declared by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. All hours worked beyond standard hours of work must be paid at a rate of 1½ times the employee's regular rate of pay. This may not apply if an Hours of Work Exemption Order has been obtained by the employer from the Manitoba Labour Board. The employer must authorize overtime, that is, overtime has to be at the request of, or with the permission or knowledge of, the employer.
Exception: Excluded from overtime are travelling sales people who are employed on an incentive basis, or who regularly travel more than 10 miles (16 km) in a day in the course of their duties.
DISCLAIMER
Information contained in this section is of a general nature only and is not intended to constitute advice for any specific fact situation. For particular questions, the users are invited to contact their lawyer. For additional information, see contact(s) listed below.
Manitoba Contact(s):
Manitoba Labour and Immigration
639 Park Avenue
P.O. Box 50
Beausejour, Manitoba
R0E 0C0
Telephone: (204) 268-6042
Fax: (204) 268-6045
Toll-free (information): 1-800-821-4307
Manitoba Labour and Immigration
158 Stephen Street
Morden, Manitoba
R6M 1T3
Telephone: (204) 822-4491
Toll-free (information): 1-800-821-4307
Manitoba Labour and Immigration
59 Elizabeth Drive
P.O. Box 19
Thompson, Manitoba
R8N LX4
Telephone: (204) 677-6664
Fax: (204) 268-6045
Toll-free (information): 1-800-821-4307
Manitoba Labour and Immigration
Room 604
401 York Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 0P8
Telephone: (204) 945-3352
Fax: (204) 948-3046
Toll-free (information): 1-800-821-4307
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