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As part of the National Payroll Institute’s advocacy efforts to streamline the administration of employment standards in all jurisdictions in Canada, the Institute made recommendations to simplify and streamline certain employment standards in Manitoba. These recommendations include:

Recommendations in Brief

• Exclude elect-to-work employees in the holiday eligibility requirements.
• Eliminate the inclusion of holiday hours in overtime pay calculation.
• Eliminate the requirement for employers to pay statutory holiday pay to terminated employees if that holiday falls within 4 weeks following termination.
• Eliminate the continuous employment provisions for the time between termination and rehiring.
• Explicitly allow Electronic Pay Statements in legislation.