Banking of Overtime – Know The Laws Of Your Province
All but 3 jurisdictions allow employees to trade overtime for extra paid time off. Like overtime averaging, overtime banking is subject to specific requirements under employment standards laws. While you don’t […]
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Federal Bill C-3 Gives Employees 10 Days’ Paid Sick Leave
COVID-19 temporary paid sick leave is morphing into something permanent Federally regulated employees are enjoying a merry Christmas. In addition to the federal $15.00 minimum wage that just took effect, the […]
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Employees in COVID-19 Isolation Get Sick Pay Even Though They Weren’t Sick
Union employees claimed they were entitled to paid sick leave under the collective agreement for days they had to isolate due to COVID-19; the employer disagreed since the employees weren’t […]
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Many Canadians Considering Job Switch
Many Canadians considering job switch: Hays report TORONTO — Roughly two-thirds of Canadians are seriously considering leaving their job because of issues such as compensation, declining job satisfaction, and overall well-being, […]
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Avoid Payment Errors When Adjusting to Minimum Wage Hikes
The payroll challenges of incorporating changes to minimum wage rates. As they do every fall, minimum wage increases took effect in many provinces in October. Adjusting for these increases can create […]
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Opportunity Knocks: Court Awards Damages for Loss of Opportunity in Wrongful Dismissal
Wrongful dismissal claims generally attract three types of damages: compensation in lieu of notice, general damages (including aggravated and punitive damages); and special damages (which can include items such as […]
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Canada Is Introducing A Federal Minimum Wage: What Employers Need To Know
From 29 December 2021, a new federal minimum wage of CAD 15 per hour will take effect. A new Canadian federal minimum wage of CAD 15 per hour was included in […]
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Equal Pay – Know The Laws Of Your Province
Equality of pay may be required by human rights, employment standards or pay equity laws. No matter what part of Canada you’re in, it’s illegal to deliberately pay employees of one […]
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The 8 Things You Must Know to Comply with the New Federal Pay Equity Law
You must implement a pay equity plan by August 31, 2024 When are we legally allowed to require employees to submit to drug testing? One of the most significant pieces of new […]
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New Act Aims to Close Gender Pay Gap
Introduction On 7 July 2021, the Federal Pay Equity Commissioner and Minister of Labour jointly announced that the new federal Pay Equity Act (the Act) and its supporting regulations (the Regulations) […]
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Paying Students Less than Other Employees Is Social Status Discrimination
A university unilaterally adopted a new policy to pay students employees 85% of the wages it paid other employees for equivalent work. Students have less training and work less than […]
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How the New Federal Minimum Wage Works: Quiz
Federal employees get whichever minimum wage is the highest. Once upon a time, there was no such thing as a federal minimum wage. Airlines, railways, telecoms and other federally regulated employers […]
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Must Employers Pay for Training Time of People Before They Start the Job?
A CNESST inspector cited a recruiting firm for what she believed were 2 labour standards violations: (i) requiring employees to take pre-employment training at their without compensation for their time; […]
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Termination Notice Amounts & Exceptions : Know The Laws Of Your Province
How much notice must you pay the employees you terminate? One of the biggest differences between Canadian and U.S. employment law is that employers in this country must provide employees notice […]
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Agreeing on Severance Amount Isn’t Enough to Form Binding Contract
After 18 years of employment, a senior employee faced the difficult task of negotiating a severance agreement with her firm. The sides were able to agree on a severance payment […]
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Drivers Can’t Bring Class Action Against Uber for Hacking Attack
In 2016, Uber was the victim of a hacking attack that compromised files containing personal information on the company’s drivers and customers. A group of those victims teamed up to […]
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A 20/20 Perspective On COVID-19’s Impact On Contracts
Many legal uncertainties accompanied the pandemic's arrival in March 2020. As businesses closed and events were cancelled, the legal community wondered how contractual legal concepts such as force majeure, frustration, material […]
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Employee Benefits and COVID-19
Employee benefits are a key component of employees’ compensation. COVID-19 and its impact on employees’ physical and mental wellbeing has highlighted the importance of employee benefits to employees and employers […]
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Make Sure Your 2020 T4 Slips Comply with CRA’s New Reporting Rules
Thanks to COVID-19, end of year payroll processing will be a little trickier this year. As your organization prepares its year-end filings for the 2020 tax year, be aware of the […]
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The Federal Government Draws a New Line on Unpaid Internships
Memo to Federally Regulated Employers: Your Unpaid Internship Program May Now Be Illegal The unpaid internship has become an endangered species, especially for companies subject to federal employment regulation, i.e., the […]
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2021 Minimum Wage Rates Across Canada
ALBERTA General Minimum Wage: $15.00 per hour Separate Minimum Wages: • Students age 13-17. for work done during school breaks or first 28 hours per week of work done while not on break: […]
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Accident Benefits COVID-19 Edition: IRB vs CERB
Even the world of statutory accident benefits has to deal with novel issues in the time of COVID-19. Imagine the following scenario: An individual is involved in an automobile accident. They […]
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Salary Needed to Buy a Home in Canada
How do your company’s salaries stack up against housing prices in your area? Find out the average salary needed to buy a home in the major Canadian cities by clicking […]
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The Most Important Compensation Plan a Company Can Have?
The compensation plan a company can have is going to be different for each organization. “Which pay program or strategy should get most attention right now?” The problem is solved […]
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Do Incentive Plans Really Work?
Business leaders who are seeking to grow their companies by improving the performance of their employees (especially key producers), inevitably confront questions such as these: This paper addresses all of these […]
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How to Perform Compensation Benchmarking and Set Salary Ranges
To compete for talent, your organization must also know what the market is paying for certain skills and develop fair and reasonable salary ranges for the positions in your company. This […]
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Paying Your People in Canada
So, your business has grown — and now you are planning to set up an office or perhaps full operations in Canada? This Ceridian whitepaper illustrates the unique payroll issues […]
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