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The following material is presented by Albert Employment Standards employees for educational purposes only and is not intended to be used as a source of legal advice even though the terms wages and earnings are often used interchangeably there are different things in the context of employment standards wages are payment for work that has been done this definition does not include overtime pay vacation pay general holiday pay termination pay gifts non-performance related bonuses expenses or expense allowances tips and other gratuities earnings include wages as well as overtime pay vacation pay general holiday pay and termination pay earnings can be paid in cash check money order or direct deposit employers are only allowed to make certain deductions from an employee's pay some are mandatory and some are optional mandatory deductions include federal and provincial income tax employment insurance premiums can depend on contributions and judgments or court orders other deductions must be authorized in writing by the employee the authorization must be clear and specific as to the amount that is being deducted the date when it is to be deducted and its purpose common optional deductions include child care costs personal savings plan and medical or dental premiums employers may not make deductions from an employee's pay for cash shortages or loss of property where people other than the employee had access in addition employers may not make deductions for faulty workmanship