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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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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Workplace Posting Requirements employment standards Checklist – Saskatchewan
The duty to post notices, information and other materials at your workplace for your employees comes from 4 different sets of laws, including employment standards. Use this checklist to ensure your […]
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Workplace Posting Requirements Employment Standards Checklist – Manitoba
The duty to post notices, information and other materials at your workplace for your employees comes from 4 different sets of laws, including employment standards. Use this checklist to ensure your […]
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Workplace Posting Requirements Checklist – Saskatchewan
The duty to post notices, information and other materials at your workplace for your employees comes from 4 different sets of laws. Use this checklist to ensure your organization has the […]
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Workplace Posting Requirements Checklist – Manitoba
The duty to post notices, information and other materials at your workplace for your employees comes from 4 different sets of laws. Use this checklist to ensure your organization has the […]
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Do You Need to Pay Overtime?
Find out the regulations around overtime in your province in the infographic below.
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Overtime Rights Quiz
Which Law Determines Employee’s Overtime Rights? SITUATION Every day, Mo Beale commutes from her small hometown in Ontario to the federal office complex in Québec, where she works for a travel agency. […]
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Overtime Quiz
Overtime for Employees Who Live and Work in Different Provinces SITUATION Every day, Chris Cross commutes from the small Ontario town southwest of Ottawa where he lives with his family to the […]
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Overtime Earned Quiz
Does Extra Pay for Previous Work Cancel Overtime Earned Later? SITUATION Salaried employee Tara Misoo sues her employer, XYZ Manufacturing, for unpaid overtime. XYZ admits that Tara put in 19 hours of […]
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Can You Offset Previous Overpayment Against Overtime?
SITUATION ABC Manufacturing’s business hours are from 8 am to 4:30 pm. Myra Gretts, a salaried employee, has to drop off her kids at daycare and can’t make it in on […]
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Overtime Averaging Agreement Letter
Overtime averaging agreements can save your company thousands of dollars in wage costs. But they can also get you into legal hot water if you don’t follow the strict rules.
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Overtime Averaging Agreement Letter (Ontario)
Where overtime averaging is allowed by law—all jurisdictions except Alberta, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and PEI—it must be by written agreement. Each jurisdiction has different legal requirements and every situation is […]
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“Get To The Working Overtime Part!”: Ontario Court Rules Against Employer In Class Action For Unpaid Overtime
After over a decade of litigation, an Ontario court has ruled that the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ("CIBC") breached its overtime obligations under the Canada Labour Code (the "Code") […]
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Collective Agreement Provisions
The following are standard headings for certain significant terms and conditions in a collective agreement provided by the HR Council. Also outlined are either sample clauses or points to consider in […]
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10 Critical Canadian HR Policies
According to an HR Insider survey, less than 20% of HR managers are confident that their employment policies are compliant with provincial legislation. The main reason HR Managers cite their […]
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Performance Management
There has been much debate on the value of traditional performance reviews. They are often viewed by line managers as a necessary evil as opposed to a constructive tool to […]
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Personal Leave Policy
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 will apply. Before […]
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EI ‘Just Cause’ Evaluation Questionnaire
Did Employee Leave Voluntarily: Yes/ No Instructions: Answer Yes if Employee: Quit Refused a job offered as an alternative to unemployment Refused to resume […]
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Time Bank Form
By Shawn Knox Global News The province of Saskatchewan officially put their Employment Act in place Wednesday. The province has consolidated labour legislation and the associated regulations to create the Employment Act. “We are committed […]
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Travel Policy For Non-Exempt Employees
The purpose of this policy is to outline pay rules that apply to nonexempt employees when traveling on company business. Employees in positions classified as nonexempt (overtime eligible) may be eligible […]
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Call-In Pay Policy – BC Version
Introduction: How to Use This Tool Here’s a policy for your employment manual that addresses the issue of call-in pay, i.e., minimum pay for employees who report to work upon being […]
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Volunteerism Policy
[Company Name] encourages employees to become involved in their communities, lending their voluntary support to programs that positively impact the quality of life within these communities. The following guidelines are for […]
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Compliance Cheat Sheet: Maximum Work Hours & Minimum Rest Periods
You may need to require healthy employees to work longer hours to make up for staff shortages created by coronavirus. But in so doing, you'll need to be careful to […]
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Compliance Briefing: How Far Must You Go to Accommodate Employees’ Child Care Needs?
As coronavirus spreads, employees may request scheduling changes so they can care for their kids or elderly dependents. While unreasonably refusing to accommodate these needs can result in family status […]
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Coronavirus Outbreak: What Canadian Employers Can Do
As most already know, 2020 began with a global health outbreak: the coronavirus, or in medical terms, "2019-nCoV." Although the government of Canada has indicated the risk of further spread […]
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How Far Must You Go to Accommodate Employees’ Child + Elder Care Needs?
Every jurisdiction bans employers from discriminating on the basis of family status, such as by refusing to bend work hours to accommodate the child or elder care needs of working […]
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Compliance Briefing: The 4 Kinds of Coronavirus Control Measures Required by Law
What's At Stake The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency. Although most of the cases and deaths come from the city of Wuhan in […]
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