Timely payment of wages

An employer shall pay the wages owed to an employee in full and on the date fixed by the employment contract, and in any event no later than the fifteenth day following the end of the pay period to which the wages relate. Payment shall be made in legal tender or by transfer to an account designated by the employee.

Wages may not be withheld, deferred, or set off against claims of the employer except where a court order or a written agreement signed by the employee expressly permits it. A general clause in the employment contract permitting unilateral deductions is void.

Where payment is delayed, the employer owes the employee statutory interest on the outstanding amount for each day of delay, calculated from the day after the due date until the day of actual payment. The employee's right to claim interest arises automatically and does not require a prior demand.