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Calculation of weekly wages

Cap. 297, s. 185 · Revised Edition 2020

For the purposes of section 183, the weekly wages of a worker shall be– (a) where the worker is paid by the month or the week the total basic wages earned for a of twelve immediately preceding the date of termination divided by fifty-two; (b) where the worker is paid by the day or hour, the average basic weekly earnings paid by the employer within the category at the date of (c) where the worker is paid by the unit of work, or by a share in the profits, or by a commission 115 on the sales or payments made or received by the employer, the average weekly earnings of the the immediately preceding the date on which the termination takes place.
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Calculation of weekly wages — Cap. 297 s. 185 · Belize Law