Statuary Pay for Long Haul Drivers

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Hello Payroll Admins/Administrators

How do you calculate Stat pay for the drivers? What formula do you use to calculate late the base pay?
I can't seem to find a guideline that is specific to long haul drivers.
I'll appreciate your input n this.

Thank you in Advance
 
Hello Payroll Admins/Administrators

How do you calculate Stat pay for the drivers? What formula do you use to calculate late the base pay?
I can't seem to find a guideline that is specific to long haul drivers.
I'll appreciate your input n this.

Thank you in Advance

That's dependent on the nature of your operation, but in every case there is clearly outlined government legislation that provides the formula for calculation of pay rates for statutory holidays. If you don't have the expertise in house to determine which formula to use, I'd suggest a consultation with a professional who can provide direction that prevents you from possible fines and sanctions for failing to follow the mandated formula for your industry. Good advice is worth the expense
 
That's good advice, Andrew. Generally the Canada Labour Code applies. If memory serves me correct.. for interprovincial/international carriers you average the drivers' pay 20 days prior to the holiday (excluding overtime) and that's what he/she gets for holiday pay. If the driver works on that holiday he/she gets at least 1.5 times their regular pay.. plus the holiday pay. That's perhaps an oversimplification, because as Andrew pointed out, it depends on your operation, where you run i.e. local longhaul intraprovincial etc..
 
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FB you are correct that is exactly how to do it, all of our drivers love to work the holidays and it's funny how they seem to run the most miles ever on those days for the time and a half.
 
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For any Federally Regulated Carrier.. on weeks where a statutory holiday falls overtime must be paid after 50 hours.

Even for mileage paid highway drivers.
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment...ds/federal-standards/work-hours-trucking.html

Calculating overtime pay...

Truck drivers who are paid on a day rate, trip rate, commission, mileage or other incentive basis are also entitled to overtime.


Calculating overtime when paid other than hourly

In order to calculate overtime it is necessary to convert day or trip rates to an hourly rate as follows:

Divide total regular earnings for the week by the total number of hours worked to establish the hourly rate. The resulting hourly rate may change each week.
Pay the number of regular hours worked by the hourly rate.
Multiply the hourly rate by 1.5 to calculate the overtime rate.
Pay the number of overtime hours worked by the overtime rate.
Show the regular and overtime rates and the number of hours worked at each rate on the employee’s pay stub.
Example:

A long-haul truck driver is paid by the delivery. One week he works seven 10-hour days and is paid $1,800. Since long-haul truck drivers are entitled to overtime after 60 hours per week, the driver has 10 hours for which he is entitled to be paid at overtime rates. The driver’s piece rate must be converted to an hourly rate which can then be used to calculate overtime as follows:

Divide the $1,800 earned by the 60 hours worked to get the driver’s “regular rate” of $30 per hour for that week;
The first 60 hours are calculated at the regular rate of $30 for a total of $1800;
The additional 10 hours are calculated at one and a half times the regular rate, or $45/hour, for a total of $450;
Total earnings that week are $1800 + $450 = $2250.

Of course if that 70 hours worked fell on a statutory holiday week there would be 20 hours of overtime pay due to the driver.