Can I pay my wife a wage?

“Yes, you can pay your spouse a salary and should be doing so,” explains James Abbott, owner and head of tax at contractor accountant Abbott Moore LLP. But the spouse or partner in question must actually be doing something for the business, and being paid according to their role and hours.

How many hours can an employee work in a week?

This would mean a maximum of nine hours in any day if the employee works for five days or fewer in a week and eight hours in any day if the employee works on more than five days in a week. *Please see the detailed explanation at the bottom of this document. This does not mean that the employee must work 45 hours per week normal time.

How much do you get paid if you work 12 hours a week?

This includes northern allowance. Part-time employees who work 12 or more hours per week are required to contribute to the Superannuation Plan. They are eligible to join the Public Service Health Care Plan if they work for more than 3.5 hours a day or 17.5 hours a week, and are paid more than $900 per year.

How many hours per week do you have to work to get overtime?

Similarly if an employee is contracted to work 40 hours per week normal time, then any hours in excess of the 40 hours is overtime. Overtime is not compulsory and employees can refuse to work overtime on short notice, unless the employee contractually agreed to be available to work overtime on short notice.

How much do you get paid for working on a Sunday?

An employee that works on a Sunday must be remunerated at double his normal wage rate for each hour worked, unless he ordinarily works on a Sunday, in which case he must be remunerated at 1, 5 times his normal wage rate for each our worked.

Do you have to pay employees for all hours worked?

This will also ensure that you are not at fault for failing to submit records for the hours that you worked. Many states have laws that require employers to pay employees for all hours worked, and which require employers to pay employees at regular intervals, such as biweekly or semimonthly.

How much do you get paid if you work 60 hours a week?

If you meet these standards and are working over 60 hours a week, your employer should pay you overtime. As of 2021, the federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. At that rate, you would earn $290 for a 40-hour week. Multiply $7.25 by 1.5 to get the overtime rate, which would be $10.88 per hour.

When does an employer have to pay a salaried employee?

Employers are required to pay salaried workers for the entire week if they work at all, regardless of the number of days or hours they put in, with some exceptions pertaining to paid or unpaid time off. An employer doesn’t have to pay a salaried employee if he doesn’t work at all during a workweek.

Can you work 60 hours a week and not get paid overtime?

However, there are exemptions from both these laws as applied to certain employees in professional, executive, administrative and outside sales positions, when working over 60 hours a week may just be part of the job.