API Overview

HolidayCalc API

The PaymentEvolution REST API uses standard HTTP authorization header to pass authorization information. The Authorization header has the following form:  

Authorization: PE signature= <issued signature token> 

Overview:

The PaymentEvolution HolidayCalc API calculates statutory holiday pay. 

Endpoint	/api/v2/holidaycalc
Methods supported	POST
Description	Allows you to calculate statutory holiday pay for all provinces and territories.

* Note: All elements are required. An empty string or 0 is sufficient. 

Elements	Expected input	Description
Province	String: AB BC MB NB NL NS NT NU ON PE QC SK YT	Two letter province abbreviation. Province of legislation.
StatHoliday	Date	Date of holiday.
StatHolidayName	String	Name of holiday. E.g. “New Year’s Day”
RegularWages	Decimal	Regular wages earned during a specified period. E.g. 3475.93
EarnSame	Yes/No	Whether the employee earns the same amount of regular wages each week.
VacPay	Decimal	Amount of vacation pay earned. E.g. 203.43
HoursWorked	Decimal	Number of hours worked on the holiday. E.g. 7
HourlyRate	Decimal	Employee’s hourly rate. E.g. 15
Commissions	Yes/No	Whether the employee earns commissions.
Incentive	Decimal	The amount of incentive pay earned. E.g. 110.43
HoursPayPeriod	Decimal	Number of hours worked in a given pay period. E.g. 100
HowManyDays	Int	The number of days worked in a given period. E.g. 21
NormalHours	Decimal	The number of hours normally worked in a day. E.g. 7.5
WagesCD	Decimal	Yukon specific: Wages earned in a given period. E.g. 2784.56
HoursVary	Yes/No	Whether the employee’s hours of work or wages vary.
Daytoday	Yes/No	Whether the employee’s wages vary from day to day.
TimeBasis	Yes/No	Whether the employee has their wages calculated on the basis of time.
Applicable	String: A B C D	Yukon specific: “A” if the employee works irregular hours or less than the standard hours. “B” if the employee works a standard number of hours and has an hourly wage.”C” if the employee works a standard number of hours and is paid a commission or on a piece-work basis. “D” if the employee works a standard number of hours and earns a weekly or monthly salary. Other provinces: “”.

Sample Code:
{ 
"Province":"AB", 
"StatHoliday":"Mon Jan 02 2023", 
"StatHolidayName":"New Year's Day", 
"RegularWages":"3473.93", 
"EarnSame":"", 
"VacPay":"0", 
"HoursWorked":"7", 
"HourlyRate":"15", 
"Commissions":"", 
"Incentive":"0", 
"HoursPayPeriod":"0", 
"HowManyDays":"20", 
"NormalHours":"0", 
"WagesCD":"0", 
"HoursVary":"", 
"Daytoday":"", 
"TimeBasis":"", 
"Applicable":"" 
}