5.00 Wages

5.01. An employee receives at least the following hourly rate depending on the class of employment:

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 40, s. 5.01; O.C. 382-84, s. 1; O.C. 1755-87, s. 2; O.C. 592-89, s. 4; O.C. 1808-92, s. 5; O.C. 99-96, s. 2; Erratum, 1996 G.O. 2, 1593; O.C. 1381-99, s. 6; O.C. 1038-2005, s. 1; O.C. 988-2012, s. 6; O.C. 158-2020, s. 4.

5.02. In addition to the hourly wage provided for the class of work to which he or she is assigned, the crew leader receives an hourly premium determined according to the number of employees under the crew leader’s responsibility on the same shift:

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 40, s. 5.02; O.C. 1038-2005, s. 2; O.C. 988-2012, s. 7 ; O.C. 158-2020, s. 5.

5.03. Wages are paid by bank deposit at the latest on the Wednesday of every week or every 2 weeks, depending on the existing practice of the employer.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 40, s. 5.03; O.C. 1808-92, s. 6; O.C. 158-2020, s. 6.

5.04. The pay slip provided for in section 5.05 is sent at the employee’s request by electronic mail. Failing that, the pay slip is mailed to the employee’s residence or distributed on the work premises, provided that the pay slip is given to the employee in a sealed envelope so that the employee’s personal information is protected. Only representatives of the employer whose duties require it may have access to the employee’s personal information.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 40, s. 5.04; O.C. 1808-92, s. 6; O.C. 988-2012, s. 8; O.C 158-2020, s. 7.

5.05. The employer gives the employee along with wages a pay slip with the following particulars:

(a) the employer’s name;

(b) the name of the employee;

(c) the job classifi cation of the employee;

(d) the date of payment and the work period corresponding to the payment;

(e) the number of hours paid at the applicable rate for standard weekly hours;

(f) the number of overtime hours paid along with the applicable rate;

g) the nature and amount of premiums, indemnities or allowances paid;

(h) the wage rate;

(i) the gross wage;

(j) the nature and amount of deductions made;

(k) the net wage paid to the employee;

(l) the number of hours of leave credit of the employee.

(m) the employee’s hiring date; Coming into force: 1 November 2023

(n) the amount of the employer’s contribution to the group registered retirement savings plan during the period and the total contribution during the calendar year;

(o) the amount of the employee’s voluntary contribution to the group registered retirement savings plan that was deducted by the employer during the period and the total contribution during the calendar year.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 40, s. 5.05; O.C. 1755-87, s. 3; O.C. 592-89, s. 4; O.C. 158-2020, s. 8.

5.06. (Revoked).

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 40, s. 5.06; O.C. 158-2020, s. 9.

5.07. No formal requirements, such as a signature, other than that needed to establish that the amount paid corresponds to the net wages mentioned on the pay slip, is required.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 40, s. 5.07.

5.08. The fact that an employee accepts a pay slip does not mean that he has renounced payment of all or part of the wages owing to him.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 40, s.5.08

5.09. The employer may withhold a part of an employee’s wages only if he is obliged to do so by law, regulation, court order, collective agreement, decree or mandatory participation in a supplemental pension plan or if he is authorized to do so in writing by the employee for a specifi c purpose mentioned in the document. The employee may revoke such permission at any time, except when the deduction is for a collective insurance plan or a supplemental pension plan. The employer pays to the agencies concerned the sums deducted.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 40, s. 5.09; O.C. 1808-92, s. 7; O.C. 736-2005, s.

5.1.00 GROUP REGISTERED RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

5.1.01. The group registered retirement savings plan is administered by the Comité paritaire de l’entretien d’édifices publics de la région de Québec.

O.C 158-2020, s. 10.

5.1.02. On the day the employee is hired, the employer must have the employee complete, date and sign the enrollment form for the group registered retirement savings plan provided by the parity committee. It is incumbent on the employer to ask the parity committee to renew their supply of forms in a timely manner.

O.C 158-2020, s. 10.

5.1.03. The employer’s mandatory contribution to the group registered retirement savings plan is

(1) five cents ($0.05) per hour paid as of 1 November 2023;

(2) ten cents ($0.10) per hour paid as of 1 November 2024;

(3) twenty cents ($0.20) per hour paid as of 1 November 2025.

O.C 158-2020, s. 10.

5.1.04. The amount of the employer’s mandatory contribution to the group registered retirement savings plan applies from the employee’s first hour of work.

O.C 158-2020, s. 10.

5.1.05. The employer must withhold the employee’s voluntary contribution from the employee’s wages as soon as the employer receives a writing to that effect. The employee may not end the contribution or change its amount more than once a year.

O.C 158-2020, s. 10.

5.1.06. The employer must send to the parity committee, not later than the 15th day of each month, the employer’s contribution to the group registered retirement savings plan for the preceding month as well as any voluntary contribution from the employee.

O.C 158-2020, s. 10.

5.1.07. Sections 5.1.01 to 5.1.06 do not apply to an employee who has reached 71 years of age. However, the contribution provided for in section 5.1.03 must be added tany voluntary contribution from the employee.

O.C 158-2020, s. 10. 5.1.07.