Are you getting paid for an extra day of work on Feb. 29?
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This leap year, some financial experts say they're seeing an unexpected trend: employees asking if they get paid for working on Feb. 29.
Every four years, the calendar gains a day to sync up with the Earth's movement around the sun. Yet inquiries about what it means for paycheques hasn't previously been noticeable.
"This is one of the first times that we've seen a lot of interest around this topic and questions of 'Am I working for free on the 29th?'" said Brittany Taylor, an employment lawyer and partner with Rudner Law in the Greater Toronto Area.
She speculates increased awareness of employment rights might be behind the leap day payroll chatter. The last leap year was in 2020 and arrived just before the COVID-19 pandemic transformed the way many people think about work.
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