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What are eligible wages?
The following amounts are considered eligible wages under the WEPP:
- Salaries, commissions, compensation for services rendered, vacation pay, gratuities accounted for by the employer, disbursements of a travelling salesperson properly incurred in and about the business of the former employer , production bonuses and shift premiums that were earned during the six-month period preceding the bankruptcy or receivership; and
- Severance pay and termination pay that relate to employment that ended in the six months preceding the bankruptcy or receivership.
