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N-1.1 - Act respecting labour standards

Section 42
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42. Wages must be paid in cash in a sealed envelope, by cheque or by bank transfer.
An employee is deemed not to have received payment of the wages due to the employee if the cheque delivered to the employee is not cashable within the two working days following its issue.
1979, c. 45, s. 42; 1980, c. 5, s. 2; 2018, c. 21, s. 6; 2022, c. 22, s. 179.
42. Wages must be paid in cash in a sealed envelope, by cheque or by bank transfer.
An employee is deemed not to have received payment of the wages due to him if the cheque delivered to him is not cashable within the two working days following its issue.
1979, c. 45, s. 42; 1980, c. 5, s. 2; 2018, c. 21, s. 6.
42. Wages must be paid in cash in a sealed envelope or by cheque. The payment may be made by bank transfer if so provided in a written agreement or a decree.
An employee is deemed not to have received payment of the wages due to him if the cheque delivered to him is not cashable within the two working days following its issue.
1979, c. 45, s. 42; 1980, c. 5, s. 2.
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