This article explains how employees are protected by the Labour Standards Act when it comes to the minimum wage and the ways salarysalaries can be paid.

Your employer must give you your salary in a sealed envelop either in cash or cheque that can be cashed within two working days.
You agree in writing; that your salary can be paid by bank transfer direct deposit. No matter how you are paid, your employer must also give you a pay slip, indicating all deductions so that you can calculate your net pay.

For the most employeeemployees, the normal workweek is 40 hours.

Other than work, working hours include the following:

Hours when the worker must stay at the workplace and wait for work

Breaks are given by the employer

Travel time required by the employer

The lunchtime does not count as work hours. However, meal times are counted as working hours if you must stay at your workstation during meals. For example, this could be the case for a receptionist who must continue to serve clients during meal time.

Normally, workers are paid overtime for any hours worked over 40 hours a week. So, even if your normal workweek is 32, 35, or 40 hours, only the hours beyond 40 are normally paid in overtime.

An employer can replace the payment of overtime by days off only if you ask for it, and if you are part of a union. You must take this time off within a year. Otherwise, the employer must and has to pay you money for your overtime. For example, if William replaces a colleague for hours eight hours of work, he can take a holiday of one and a half days (12 hours).