🗓 Saskatchewan Stat Holiday Pay: What Employers Should Know

Understanding how statutory holiday pay works is important for both employers and employees in Saskatchewan. The province’s Employment Standards outline how this pay must be calculated, whether or not the employee works on the holiday.

This article summarizes key points about calculating statutory holiday pay and includes a link to a calculator tool that demonstrates how the 5% calculation works.

💰 Holiday Pay When the Employee Does Not Work

Employees who do not work on a public holiday may still be entitled to public holiday pay. In Saskatchewan, this is calculated as:

5% of total wages, vacation pay, and commissions earned in the 28 days immediately before the public holiday

This calculation does not include overtime. Eligibility requirements can vary, but even newly hired employees may qualify for holiday pay under certain conditions.

🕒 Holiday Pay When the Employee Does Work

If an employee works on a statutory holiday, they are typically entitled to:

• The 5% public holiday pay (as if they had not worked), plus

• 1.5 times their regular hourly wage for hours worked on the holiday

This ensures both regular entitlement and premium compensation for working on a designated public holiday.

📊 Example of a Calculation

Suppose an employee earned the following over the past 28 days:

• Regular wages: $2,000

• Vacation pay: $200

• Commissions: $300
  
  

Total eligible earnings = $2,500
Holiday pay = 5% of $2,500 = $125

This is a general example and may not reflect all employment scenarios. The actual calculation can depend on how payroll records are kept and the specific agreement with the employee.

🧮 Try Our Stat Holiday Pay Calculator

To help visualize how the 5% rule works, we’ve created a simple calculator tool. Users can enter total eligible earnings from the previous 28 days and see the corresponding statutory holiday pay amount.

👉 Try the Saskatchewan Stat Holiday Pay Calculator

📝 Other Considerations

• In the construction industry, employees may receive 4% of total wages for the calendar year as holiday pay, rather than for each holiday individually.

• If a statutory holiday falls in a week, the overtime threshold may be adjusted, depending on how many hours are worked that week.

• Special rules may apply for some industries, occupations, or employment arrangements.
  
  

For full details, consult Saskatchewan's Employment Standards public holiday pay page.