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Do not want Vac Earned and Owed to show on Pay stub

Last post 11-12-2008 2:34 PM by Irv C. 9 replies.
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  • 10-28-2008 3:12 PM

    Do not want Vac Earned and Owed to show on Pay stub

    Does anyone know how to have Vac Earned and Vac Owed not to show on paystub?

  • 11-05-2008 12:02 PM In reply to

    • Irv C
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    Re: Do not want Vac Earned and Owed to show on Pay stub

    You would have to edit that field out of the payroll cheque/stub form.  HOWEVER, by law you are required to show accrued vacation pay on the cheque stub, so don't...

    If it balances on the first try, you obviously made a mistake! :)
  • 11-06-2008 12:06 PM In reply to

    Re: Do not want Vac Earned and Owed to show on Pay stub

    Irv C:
    HOWEVER, by law you are required to show accrued vacation pay on the cheque stub, so don't...

    Where does it state "by law" you have to show vacation owed on a pay stub?

  • 11-06-2008 2:17 PM In reply to

    Re: Do not want Vac Earned and Owed to show on Pay stub

    I am paid salary, weekly and I do NOT have vac owed/paid on my stub because I get two weeks off per year without interruption in pay. I went into employees, picked the one I wanted, make sure the box for "Retain Vacation" is not ticked and enter 0% for vacation percent to retain. This worked for me.
  • 11-07-2008 9:58 AM In reply to

    Re: Do not want Vac Earned and Owed to show on Pay stub

    Whether or not vacation earned or owed is "by law" required on a pay stub is probably controlled by each Province's Labour Standards. I have checked the Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 to see if this point is covered. In Part V 12 (1) the Act spells out the information required on a pay stub and vacation pay is not mentioned. Then in Part XI 36 (3) it states that in addition to the earlier requirements, if vacation pay is paid out as part of a regular pay then the amount of vacation pay must be shown as a separate item on the pay stub.

    Nowhere in the Act could I find a requirement to show the amount of vacation pay owed or earned on a pay stub. However, common practice is to show vacation earned and accummulated for all hourly employees. Salaried people do not earn vacation pay only time and this is rarely shown on pay stubs.

    My own feeling is to show as much as possible - be transparent. By law it has to be paid either now or later so why hide the information from your employees.

    Clyde

  • 11-07-2008 10:40 AM In reply to

    Re: Do not want Vac Earned and Owed to show on Pay stub

    Here is some more info from the Ontario ESA site regarding Wage Statements and Vacation Pay Statements. 

    An employee can request a Statement of Vacation Pay from an employer only once per year unless the v.p. is paid out on each pay; in which case a statement is not required.

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  • 11-07-2008 10:44 AM In reply to

    Re: Do not want Vac Earned and Owed to show on Pay stub

    I also have to agree with Clyde - why hide it? 

    Plus the fact that it often takes longer to provide a specific statement at various times of the year to various employees, rather than have it show up on the stub each pay. Reduced admin time = reduced costs over the long haul.

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  • 11-07-2008 11:45 AM In reply to

    • Jacke
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    Re: Do not want Vac Earned and Owed to show on Pay stub

    Not to beat this to death, however this quote is taken from Labour Standards for British Columbia web site.

    It clearly states that any payment the employee is entitled to must be stated on their pay stub, except for salaried employees when there has been no changes since their last pay cheque. AND as has been said before, why wouldn't you show it, why would you want to hide this information from your employees?  Just my two cents worth.

    "On paydays, an employer must give each employee a written wage statement for the pay period, which includes the following information:

    • The employer's name and address.
    • The hours worked by the employee.
    • The employee's wage rate, whether hourly, salary, flat rate, piece rate, commission or other incentive basis.
    • The employee's overtime rate(s).
    • The hours worked at the overtime rate(s).
    • Any money, allowance or other payment the employee is entitled to. (This would include vacation or statutory holiday pay)
    • The amount and purpose of each deduction.
    • If the employee is paid other than by the hour or by salary, how the wages were calculated.
    • The employee's gross and net wages.
    • Any amounts withdrawn from the employee's time bank and how much time remains.

    A wage statement must be a document separate from an employee's pay cheque, so that it can be kept by the employee if desired.

    If a wage statement would be the same as that in previous pay period, another need not be given until a change occurs."

    Jacke
  • 11-07-2008 1:21 PM In reply to

    Re: Do not want Vac Earned and Owed to show on Pay stub

    Just to be clear... I am not HIDING pertinent information from our employees. I am paid salary as the bookkeeper of the company and as such wanted to take time off in Lieu of vac pay per cheque. Nothing dishonest or manipulating.... The *rest *of the employees have vacation pay added to their stubs. Sorry for the confusion.

  • 11-12-2008 2:34 PM In reply to

    • Irv C
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    Re: Do not want Vac Earned and Owed to show on Pay stub

    It IS a requirement in Alberta...

    If it balances on the first try, you obviously made a mistake! :)
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