Wages

You are guaranteed a total of 80 hours over a two-week period and most of the employers have a bi-weekly pay structure although there are some employers that process payroll weekly. You may not be eligible for a full 40 hours on your first and last pay cheque. This is dependent on your arrival or departure dates and pay period start and end dates. Please note that pay cheques are paid a week in arrears.

Overtime is paid at time and a half. You will use a “clock-in” / “clock-out” system which will record the precise hours that you have worked. It is imperative that you understand and follow “clock-in” / “clock-out” policies and procedures. Should you accept a manager’s offer to leave work (“clock-out”) earlier than scheduled you may be forfeiting your guarantee for that particular week – please be sure to check this with your manager before clocking out.

Unfortunately you will not be paid if you are sick. You may also not be paid in the event that your employer closes due to hurricane damage or other “acts of God”. It is your responsibility to keep track of the exact hours (“clock-in” and “clock-out” times) worked every day.

As is true of most other employees in the USA, you will be required to remit USA social security tax, medicare tax, federal income tax and where applicable, state and/or local income tax. You will be able to claim back the federal*, state and local income tax at the end of the season. These taxes will be automatically deducted from each pay cheque.