An employee must be paid at least once a month. All salaries other than overtime payment must be paid within 7 days after the end of the salary period.

No minimum wage is followed in Brunei.

For working on Sunday or a rest day at the employer's request: - If the employee works up to half a day, the payment is the basic salary for a full working day. - If the employee works more than half a day, the payment is the basic salary for two full working days. For working on Sunday or a rest day at the employee's request: - Payment is half-day basic salary for work up to half the normal working hours of one day. - If the employee works beyond the normal daily working hours on a rest day, the payment is 1.5 times the basic hourly pay. Overtime pay calculations differ based on the type of employment: - For monthly rate pay: Hourly rate of overtime pay = (12 x employee’s monthly basic rate of salary) / (52 weeks x 44 hours) - For daily rate pay: Hourly rate of overtime pay = (Daily pay at the basic salary) / (Working hours per day) - For piece rate pay: Hourly rate of overtime pay = (Hourly basic rate of pay * 1.5 * no. of hours overtime worked) Salary for overtime must be disbursed within 14 days after the end of the salary period.

Termination of the contract may transpire upon completion or expiry of the employment agreement, through mutual agreement, or in the event of a breach of contract.

The notice period for employees on probation and permanent employees is between one to four weeks.

Severance pay

In the event of employer termination, the employee is entitled to receive the total due salary. If the employee resigns, those who serve the notice period receive all salary due on the last day, while those not giving notice and serving the notice period must receive all salary due within 7 days after their last day.

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