🆕 14-Day Start Rule (Yukon Unique): Vacation pay starts accruing after the employee has been continuously employed for 14 days (s. 25(1)(b)). No vacation pay is owed for the first 14 days.
1-Year Rule for Vacation TIME: Vacation pay accrues from day 14, but vacation TIME (2 weeks) requires completing a full year of continuous employment (s. 21).
10-Month Deadline: The employer must give the employee their earned vacation time within 10 months after the employee completes 1 year of employment (s. 22). This is a strict deadline.
1-Day Payment Rule: Vacation pay must be paid no later than 1 day before the employee takes their vacation time (s. 22(b)).
Family Member Exclusion (Yukon Unique): Members of the employer's family are NOT entitled to vacation pay or annual vacation time (s. 20(2)).
General Holiday Extension: If a general holiday falls during the vacation period, the vacation time is extended by 1 day for each holiday, and the employee must also be paid any general holiday pay (s. 22).
Termination Payout (s. 25):
- If employed less than 14 days → no vacation pay owed
- If employed 14 days to 1 year → 4% of wages, paid within 7 days
- If employed 1+ years → all accumulated vacation pay + 4% of current year, paid within 7 days
Excluded Employees: Territorial, First Nations, and federal government employees; employees covered by a collective agreement (if it meets minimum standards); employees excluded by regulations (e.g., casual sitters); and employees in federally regulated sectors (banks, airlines, inter-provincial trucking, post offices, radio/TV).
