R.S.M. 1987, c. P31
The Payment of Wages Act
Table of Contents
1 | Definitions. | |
2 | Continuation of board. | |
(2) | Quorum. | |
(3) | Single member may act for the board. | |
(4) | Designation of board. | |
(5) | Reference to board. | |
3 | Payment of wages. | |
(2) | Absence of employee. | |
(3) | Exceptions. | |
(4) | Wages deemed held in trust. | |
4 | How wages payable. | |
5 | Liability of directors and officers of corporation. | |
6 | Related activities. | |
7 | Priority of wages. | |
(2) | Priority of order filed in Queen's Bench. | |
(3) | Priority extends to prior wages. | |
(4) | Filing of certificate of judgment in L.T.O. | |
(5) | Filing of caveat or financing statement. | |
(6) | Priority of real property mortgage. | |
(7) | Priority of purchase money security interest. | |
(8) | Effect of caveat or judgment under Judgments Act. | |
(9) | Lienholders to share pari passu. | |
8 | Complaint to director. | |
(2) | Contents of complaint. | |
(3) | Investigation by director. | |
(4) | Order directed to receiver or receivermanager. | |
(5) | Receiver or receiver-manager to comply with director's order. | |
(6) | Receiver to comply with board's order. | |
(7) | Order against corporate director. | |
(8) | Corporation director may recover from corporation. | |
(9) | Copy of order to corporation. | |
(10) | Corporation or receiver may request referral to board. | |
(11) | Payment over to employee. | |
(12) | Reference to board. | |
(13) | Filing of order in court. | |
9 | Powers of board. | |
(2) | Examinations. | |
(3) | Evidence acceptable. | |
(4) | Procedure. | |
(5) | Delegation of powers. | |
10 | General powers of board. | |
(2) | Oaths. | |
11 | Where complaint not entertained. | |
12 | Security by employers. | |
(2) | Application of proceeds of bond. | |
(3) | Failure to furnish bond an offence. | |
(4) | Prohibition order. | |
13 | Order to pay certain moneys. | |
(2) | Failure to comply with order an offence. | |
(3) | Notification and receipt of moneys received. | |
(4) | Disposition of moneys received. | |
14 | Payment of wages to director. | |
(2) | Discharge. | |
(3) | Disposition of money by director. | |
15 | Investigations and hearings by board. | |
(2) | Order of board. | |
16 | Appeal. | |
(2) | Director to be heard. | |
(3) | Evidence of compliance with subsection 15(2). | |
17 | General offence and penalty. | |
(2) | Order of director or board. | |
(3) | Order by court to pay wages. | |
(4) | Filing of order in court. | |
18 | Limitation. | |
19 | Establishment of fund. | |
(2) | Rights of payees vested in director. | |
(3) | Crediting of moneys collected. | |
(4) | Where collections exceed payments from fund. | |
20 | Public official to act for employee. | |
21 | Prohibition against discharge of employee. | |
(2) | Order of reinstatement. | |
22 | Designation by minister. | |
23 | Service of documents. | |
(2) | Service of documents continued. | |
(3) | Service by mail on employers. | |
(4) | Presumption. | |
24 | Provisions of this Act to prevail. | |
25 | Regulations. | |
26 | Regulations to prevail. | |
27 | Crown bound. |