A Saskatchewan company pleaded guilty to eight violations of the The Saskatchewan Employment Act in Saskatoon Provincial Court.

The number company, operating as JonesE Property Maintenance was fined $9,800 for failing to pay wages within 14 days of termination of employment.

All eight violations occurred between July and October of 2019.

The company was fined $875 plus a $350 surcharge on each count. The employees have now been paid the full amount owed them.

The Employment Standards Division at Labour Relations and Workplace Safety recovered almost $1.7 million in unpaid wages in 2019-20 for 1,479 employees.