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Newfoundland and Labrador
Labour Standards Regulations
(Amendment) (Filed March 1, 2017) Under the authority of sections 26 and 27 of the Labour Standards Act, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following regulations. Dated at Bernard M.
Coffey, Q.C. REGULATIONS Analysis 1.
S.8 R&S 2.
S.9 Amdt. 3. Commencement CNLR 781/96 1. Section 8 of the Labour Standards Regulations is repealed and the following substituted: Minimum wage 8. (1) Effective April 1, 2017, every employer shall pay to every employee a wage rate of not less than $10.75 per hour. (2) Effective October 1, 2017, every employer shall pay to every employee a wage rate of not less than $11.00 per hour. 2. Subsections 9(1) and (2) of the regulations are repealed and the following substituted: Overtime wage 9. (1) Effective April 1, 2017, for the purpose of section 25 of the Act, overtime wages shall be paid at a rate of not less than $16.13 per hour. (2) Effective October 1, 2017, for the purpose of section 25 of the Act, overtime wages shall be paid at a rate of not less than $16.50 per hour. Commencement 3. These regulations come into force on April 1, 2017. ©Queen's Printer |