Yes, NWT employees are entitled to 2 weeks of vacation time, as well as a vacation pay rate of 4% after each year for the first 5 years that they work for the employer. Upon their 6th year of employment, vacation time increases to 3 weeks, with a pay rate of 6%. If the employee quits, gets fired or loses their job to a lay-off, their employer must pay out any vacation-based income they haven’t yet collected.