New Brunswick Overtime Calculator
The rule: 44 hours per week at 1.5× regular pay.
Employment Standards Act, s. 17
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Rule: 44 hours per week at 1.5× regular pay
Triggered by weekly threshold in New Brunswick
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How overtime works in New Brunswick
Under Employment Standards Act, s. 17, an employee in New Brunswick is entitled to overtime pay of 1.5× their regular hourly rate for every hour worked beyond the threshold.
New Brunswick applies a weekly threshold only. Any hours worked beyond 44 hours in a week are owed at 1.5× regular pay. There is no daily overtime trigger in this jurisdiction.
Special rules & edge cases
- •The statute guarantees overtime at a minimum of 1.5× the provincial minimum wage. Most employers pay 1.5× the employee’s own rate.
Worked example
An employee in New Brunswick earning $25/hour works 47 hours in a week: weekly OT is 3 hours, paid at $37.50/hour.
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