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Part 3 · Payment of Salary

20. Fixation of salary period

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An employer may fix salary periods, which are the periods for which earned salary is payable. A salary period must not exceed one month. If no salary period is fixed, the salary period is treated as one month.

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(1)

An employer may fix periods (called for the purpose of this Act salary periods) in respect of which salary earned is payable.

(2)

A salary period must not exceed one month.

(3)

In the absence of a salary period so fixed, the salary period is deemed to be one month.

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