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Payday and pay period

Pay shall be paid on the last day of the pay period, unless otherwise agreed. If the basis for a time rate is a period shorter than one week, payment must be made at least twice a month, otherwise once a month. If the pay rate is performance-based, the pay period must not exceed two weeks unless the performance-based pay is paid together with a monthly salary. If performance-based work lasts longer than one pay period, part of the pay determined on the basis of the time spent on the work must be paid for each pay period.

If part of the pay is determined as profit shares, commissions or on other similar grounds, the pay period for this part may be longer than stipulated above, though not more than 12 months.

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