POS, payroll and accounting software for New Brunswick
New Brunswick businesses charge 15% HST and pay overtime on a rule few provinces share: 1.5 times the minimum wage, not the regular rate. Sero handles both, in English and French, for businesses in Moncton, Saint John, Fredericton and beyond.
New Brunswick, handled by Sero
15% HST
One harmonized tax filed with the CRA, with collected HST and input tax credits tracked in SeroBooks.
NB overtime rule
SeroPayroll pays overtime after 44 hours at no less than 1.5 times the minimum wage, as New Brunswick’s Employment Standards Act sets it.
WorkSafeNB earnings
Assessable earnings are kept per pay run for WorkSafeNB reporting.
Bilingual tools
SeroPayroll runs in English or Canadian French, and SeroPOS supports French for cashiers and receipts.
Seasonal ROEs
End-of-season layoffs produce ROE .BLK files for ROE Web, with the five-day deadline tracked.
NB public holidays
New Brunswick Day, Family Day and the province’s other paid holidays are stored with their own eligibility rule.
One company, one login, three products that share their numbers
SeroPOS
The point of sale built for the rush.
Point of sale for restaurants and retail — tables, kitchen tickets, inventory, loyalty and online ordering on iPad, Android, Windows and Mac.
SeroBooks
The books, the store, the bank. One ledger.
Accounting that runs the whole business — invoicing, inventory, banking, sales tax, payroll and year-end for Canada and the United States.
SeroPayroll
Payroll for every province. Right to the cent.
Canadian payroll for all 13 provinces and territories — CPP, EI, QPP, vacation, stat holidays, remittances, T4s and ROEs.
HST in New Brunswick
New Brunswick charges 15% HST: 5% federal and 10% provincial, filed as one tax with the CRA. For a retailer in Moncton or a restaurant in Fredericton, that means a single tax line on most sales and one return, which is simpler than the GST-plus-PST provinces. Input tax credits on business purchases reduce what you remit.
The complexity comes when you sell across borders. A Saint John wholesaler shipping to Ontario charges 13%, to Nova Scotia 14% and to Alberta 5% GST. SeroBooks picks the tax code from the customer’s province, so invoices carry the right rate, and the Sales Tax Centre totals collected HST by rate for your return.
Overtime and vacation under the Employment Standards Act
New Brunswick’s overtime rule is unusual. After 44 hours in a week, employees must be paid at least 1.5 times the provincial minimum wage, not 1.5 times their own regular rate. Many employers pay time-and-a-half on the regular rate anyway, by policy or contract, but the statutory floor is tied to minimum wage, and a payroll system built for Ontario will not model it.
SeroPayroll writes overtime the way each statute writes it, so you can apply New Brunswick’s statutory rule or your more generous company policy. Vacation is two weeks at 4% to start and three weeks at 6% after eight years of service, and SeroPayroll accrues vacation pay in dollars so the balance owed is visible at every pay run.
- Overtime threshold: 44 hours a week
- Statutory overtime floor: 1.5 times the minimum wage
- Vacation: 4%, rising to 6% after eight years
- WorkSafeNB premiums on assessable earnings
New Brunswick’s public holidays
New Brunswick’s paid public holidays are New Year’s Day, Family Day in February, Good Friday, Canada Day, New Brunswick Day on the first Monday of August, Labour Day, Remembrance Day and Christmas Day. Victoria Day, Thanksgiving and Boxing Day are retail days of rest in many cases but are not paid public holidays under the Employment Standards Act.
To qualify for holiday pay, an employee generally needs 90 days of employment in the 12 months before the holiday. SeroPayroll stores New Brunswick’s calendar and eligibility separately from every other province, so a company with staff in Moncton and Halifax pays each employee by their own province’s rules. Company holidays can be added on top.
Moncton, Saint John, Fredericton and the north shore
New Brunswick is Canada’s only officially bilingual province, and many workplaces run in both languages. SeroPayroll’s interface is available in Canadian French, and SeroPOS supports French among its 16 languages. Sero is based in British Columbia and serves New Brunswick remotely by phone, email and in-app chat, without a local office.
Typical New Brunswick customers include restaurants and cafés in downtown Moncton and Dieppe, retailers in Fredericton, distributors in Saint John, and seasonal tourism businesses along the Acadian coast and the Fundy shore. Seasonal operators lean on SeroPayroll’s ROE files at the end of the season and SeroPOS’s offline mode at busy outdoor events.
Frequently asked questions
What is the HST rate in New Brunswick?
New Brunswick’s HST is 15%, made up of 5% federal and 10% provincial, filed with the CRA as one tax. SeroPOS and SeroBooks charge HST on taxable sales and track input tax credits on purchases, and the Sales Tax Centre totals what you collected for your return.
How is overtime paid in New Brunswick?
New Brunswick requires overtime after 44 hours a week at no less than 1.5 times the provincial minimum wage, rather than 1.5 times the employee’s regular rate. Many employers pay more by policy. SeroPayroll can apply either the statutory rule or your company’s higher rate.
Is Victoria Day a paid holiday in New Brunswick?
No. Victoria Day is not a paid public holiday under New Brunswick’s Employment Standards Act. The paid holidays are New Year’s Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Canada Day, New Brunswick Day, Labour Day, Remembrance Day and Christmas Day. You can add company holidays in SeroPayroll.
Is SeroPayroll available in French in New Brunswick?
Yes. SeroPayroll runs in English and Canadian French, and SeroPOS supports French for staff and receipts. Pay stubs, slips and remittances follow federal and New Brunswick rules whichever language you choose. Support is available by phone, email and in-app chat, and the knowledge base covers the payroll workflow step by step.
How much does payroll software cost in New Brunswick?
SeroPayroll starts at $25 USD a month for up to 10 employees, $50 for 11 to 50 and $100 for 51 to 100, with a 14-day free trial. Annual billing is priced at ten months. Employees who are only paid do not need a login.