In Saskatchewan, overtime calculation follows two thresholds: 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week. Part II of The Saskatchewan Employment Act and The Employment Standards Regulations, 2025 set the minimum, and your policy or collective agreement can offer more (section 2-7).
Updated October 9, 2026, based on The Saskatchewan Employment Act as amended to 2025 (chapter 17) and The Employment Standards Regulations, 2025, in force since January 1, 2026.
When does an hour become overtime?​
The employer pays overtime for each hour, or part of an hour, over 40 in a week or over the daily threshold (section 2-18):
- 8 hours, if the schedule is no more than five 8-hour days;
- 10 hours, if the schedule is no more than four 10-hour days.
The rate is 1.5 times the hourly wage (section 2-1). The employer works out the daily total and the weekly total, then pays the greater of the two (section 2-17), never both.
The week runs from midnight Saturday to midnight the following Saturday, or follows another 7-day period consistently used for scheduling. For the day, the employer chooses between the calendar day and a 24-hour period starting when the employee is scheduled to begin work (section 2-1).
Example: a support worker paid $24 an hour on an 8-hour schedule works 11 hours on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, 8 on Wednesday and Thursday, and 7 on Friday, for 40 hours. The weekly total is 0 hours, the daily total 3 hours. He has 3 hours of overtime: 37 × $24 + 3 × $36 = $888 + $108 = $996.
What about a week with a public holiday?​
The 40-hour threshold drops by 8 hours for each public holiday in the week, and hours worked on the holiday are left out of the calculation (section 2-17). A week with one public holiday has a 32-hour threshold.
Example: Monday is a public holiday. The same support worker works 8 hours Tuesday to Friday, then 4 hours on Saturday, for 36 hours. No day goes over 8 hours, but the week is 4 hours over 32: 32 × $24 + 4 × $36 = $768 + $144 = $912, on top of public holiday pay. Our article on statutory holidays in Canada lists Saskatchewan's public holidays.
What about part-time employees?​
An employee who works on average fewer than 30 hours a week is owed overtime for any hours over 8 in a day, even on a 10-hour schedule, unless a collective agreement sets other thresholds (section 2-18).
Which wage is the base?​
For an employee paid monthly, the hourly wage is the monthly salary times 12, divided by 52 times the weekly hours, up to 40 hours (section 3-9 of the regulations). A salary of $4,160 a month for 40 hours a week gives $4,160 × 12 ÷ (52 × 40) = $24 an hour.
Lower the weekly threshold by 8 hours in every week that includes a public holiday.
See it with your own rules
Feuille de temps calculates daily and weekly overtime on every timesheet, and keeps each employee's overtime bank balance.
Can overtime be banked?​
Yes, through a time bank agreement that is in writing, agreed to and signed by the employer and the employee (section 3-4 of the regulations). Each overtime hour goes into the bank at 1.5: 4 hours of overtime give 6 hours off.
Banked hours are taken:
- during the employee's regularly scheduled hours;
- at an agreed time, or, failing agreement, as scheduled by the employer with the usual schedule notice;
- at the employee's hourly wage;
- within 12 months of the end of the pay period in which they were banked.
Hours not taken by then are paid at the hourly wage: 6 hours at $24 give $144, the same amount as 4 hours paid at $36. The employer or the employee can at any time give written notice, of at least one pay period, to pay out all or part of the bank or to close it. By the end of the following pay period, the employer pays out the hours requested; when the bank is closed, it can instead schedule when they will be taken. On a layoff or termination, the employer cannot require the employee to use banked hours during the notice period.
For each banked hour, record the end of the pay period in which it was banked: that date starts the 12-month clock.
Can hours be averaged over several weeks?​
Yes, through a modified work arrangement (section 3-1 of the regulations). It can average up to 40 hours over 1 week, 80 hours over 2, 120 hours over 3 or 160 hours over 4, and set the number of hours a day after which overtime applies, up to 12.
The agreement must be in writing, signed one week before its start date by the employer and by the employee or a majority of the group, and state the number of weeks, the daily overtime threshold, the schedule, the start date and the expiry date. The employer gives employees a copy and keeps it for 5 years after it ends. Any hour over the agreed daily hours or weekly average is paid at 1.5 times.
Outside such an agreement, the employer can apply to the director of employment standards for an averaging authorization, which cannot exceed an average of 40 hours a week (section 2-20).
Who is not covered by these rules?​
Some employees are not owed overtime. Those most relevant to non-profits:
- employees whose services are entirely of a managerial character (section 1-3 of the regulations);
- professionals whose profession requires a licence or registration and who practise it without the authorization or supervision of another profession, and their students-in-training (section 3-6 of the regulations);
- the designated operator of a care facility licensed under The Residential Services Act, 2019, one person per day per facility (section 3-8 of the regulations).
A student enrolled at a recognized educational institution, on a placement required for their credential, is not an employee under the Act. A person the organization trains for its own work is (section 1-2 of the regulations). The definitions are precise: if you are unsure about a position, check with Employment Standards at the Government of Saskatchewan.
Sources​
- The Saskatchewan Employment Act, Publications Saskatchewan
- The Employment Standards Regulations, 2025, Publications Saskatchewan
- Overtime in a Day Versus Overtime in a Week, Government of Saskatchewan
Feuille de temps​
Feuille de temps is timesheet software built for non-profits. Once we have set up your rules with you, it calculates daily and weekly overtime and keeps overtime banks. The guide [Configuring overtime premiums](/docs/tutorial-admin/heures-supplementaires-majorees) shows the settings. For the neighbouring province, read our article on [overtime calculation in Alberta](/blog/heures-supplementaires-ab).Frequently asked questions
When does overtime start in Saskatchewan?
After 40 hours in a week, or after 8 hours in a day. If the schedule is four 10-hour days, the daily threshold is 10 hours. Overtime is paid at 1.5 times the hourly wage.
Do employers pay both daily and weekly overtime?
No. The employer works out both totals and pays the greater of the two.
What is the overtime threshold in a week with a public holiday?
The 40-hour threshold drops by 8 hours for each public holiday: 32 hours in a week with one holiday. Hours worked on the holiday are left out of that calculation.
Do part-time employees get overtime?
Yes. An employee who works on average fewer than 30 hours a week is owed overtime for any hours over 8 in a day.
Can overtime be banked in Saskatchewan?
Yes, through a time bank agreement in writing, signed by the employer and the employee. Each overtime hour puts an hour and a half in the bank, to be used within 12 months of the end of the pay period. Hours not taken are paid out.