When Are Terminated Employees Entitled to a Performance Bonus?
Employees earn bonuses for a job well done. But what happens when employees don’t get enough time to finish the job? The scenario: Employees who are on their way to […]
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Performance Bonus Policy
Awarding performance bonuses can go a long way in boosting recruitment, retention, productivity, efficiency and morale. But companies and their HR directors also need the right bonus plan to maximize […]
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Overtime Policy
Employment standards laws give employees the right to overtime pay at time-and-a-half after working past a specific number of hours in a day or week. Overtime rules are intricate and […]
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Overtime/Lieu Hours Report and Authorization Form
Overtime rules are intricate and a frequent source of ESA complaints and grievances. So you need to incorporate overtime ground rules into your salary and wages policies. Use this form […]
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Do Employees Get Time-and-a-Half for Overtime Worked Without Permission? – Quiz
If you permit employees to work overtime, you must pay for them. SITUATION Myra Ward is a billing clerk at the I.C. Bones Radiology Clinic. She works a 40-hour schedule, Monday through […]
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Personal Leave of Absence Policy
POLICY (a) Unless another specific leave of absence policy applies, employees on the active payroll may apply for a personal leave of absence at any time and this policy […]
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Which Employment Laws Apply when Provincially Regulated Employees Work on Federally Regulated Sites?
Coverage under employment standards law depends on whom employees work for rather than where they work. Under Canada’s federal system, each province gets to make its own employment laws while the […]
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Certain employees are exempt from overtime and hours of work. Who are those employees?
QUESTION Certain employees are exempt from overtime and hours of work. Who are those employees? ANSWER Employees who perform management functions primarily are exempt from overtime. These are functions that affect the control and […]
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COVID-19: Navigating the Federal Assistance for Employers & Employee
Since applications opened at 6 a.m. today, over 10,000 businesses have applied for the federal government's new wage subsidy (CEWS). Companies will be able to receive up to 75% of employee […]
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