Employers are not allowed to contract out of the minimum notice provisions set out in the Employment Standards Act. Employees must be paid twice per month.Pay periods cannot be longer than 16 days. (A) For every year of employment, one (1) week's severance pay at the hourly rate in effect at the time to a maximum of sixteen (16) weeks. Employers required to pay minimum wage. 16 (1) An employer must pay an employee at least the minimum wage as set out in sections 16.1 and 16.2. From hiring to firing and everything in between, Mathews Dinsdale has the expertise to serve as your go-to resource for all employment-related issues. Section 24(1) establishes how public holiday pay is to be calculated for the purposes of Part X of the ESA 2000. Information on rights, termination and severance pay, minimum wage, hours of work, vacation and leave and pay equity. Employers are required to post in the workplace notices of certain employment rights, such as the applicable minimum wage and workers' compensation laws.