Federal Budget Bill Proposes Amendments To 10 Days’ Paid Medical Leave Of Absence Under Canada Labour Code
On April 28, 2022, the federal government tabled Bill C-19, Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1, giving effect to the initiatives found in its April 7, 2022 budget, A Plan to Grow […]
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Young Employee Work Hours Requirements – Know The Laws Of Your Province
When and how long can employees under age 17 work? All jurisdictions ban children from working during hours that they’re required to be in school, unless as part of an approved […]
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Deducting Employee’s Training Costs Violates ESC
A skin care center agreed to provide free training to estheticians, provided that they stay at least 24 months; if not, they had to repay the center’s training costs. In […]
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Know The Laws Of Your Province on Minimum Age Requirements
All jurisdictions impose age restrictions to protect young workers from being hired for jobs that may harm their health, safety or welfare. Here’s a rundown of the minimum age requirements […]
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Federal Alert: Pay Transparency Changes Take Effect
Payroll Alert: New Federal Pay Transparency Rules Take Effect on June 1, 2022 Ensure your June 1 annual employment equity report meets the new requirements If you’re federally-regulated, be sure that the […]
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Choosing One Of Your Adult Children As Your RRSP/RRIF/TFSA Beneficiary? Think-And Act-Carefully
It's an increasingly common story. A widow has several children, all of them adults. She makes a will that leaves her assets to all her children equally. The widow, however, decides to […]
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The 11 Things in the New Federal Budget Payroll Must Know About
The biggest story may be what the 2022 federal budget doesn’t contain. As it does every year, the federal government’s budget for 2022 includes a number of provisions directly affecting payroll […]
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You Make the Call—Employee or Independent Contractor?
One of the trickiest challenges faced by payroll is distinguishing between employees and independent contractors. Here’s a scenario illustrating the factors that apply in the context of determining whether employment […]
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6 Ways to Stop Time Theft
How much money is time theft costing your company? With labour in short supply, HR directors face the challenge of getting maximum productivity out of the employees they have. Perhaps the […]
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Paying Employees With Your Favourite Things? Court Permits Giving Equipment As Severance
Money may buy matching diamonds, but can an employer then pay its employees with those diamonds when money is running low? A recent decision in Alberta, Hubbard v. 651398 British Columbia […]
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Pay Transparency Under The Employment Equity Act
New reporting obligations in effect for June 1, 2022 Amendments to the Employment Equity Regulations, SOR/96-470 (the “Regulations”) introduced new “pay transparency” reporting obligations, amongst other things, under the Employment Equity Act (the “Act”). […]
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Canada Emergency Response Benefit: To Deduct Or Not To Deduct
The Canada Emergency Response Benefit ("CERB") provided financial support to employed and self-employed Canadians who were directly affected by COVID-19. The CERB was available to workers: residing in Canada, who […]
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Federal Minimum Wage Increase
Key Points Canada's federal minimum wage will increase from $15.00 to $15.55 per hour beginning 1 April 2022 Overview The government of Canada will raise the federal minimum wage to $15.55 per hour […]
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The Clock’s Ticking: Ontario Court Of Appeal Dismisses Bank’s Appeal In Overtime Class Action
After nearly 15-years of protracted litigation, the Ontario Court of Appeal recently dismissed the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's appeal of Justice Belobaba's trio of decisions, released in 2020, finding […]
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Ontario, Canada Court Concludes Secondment Agreement Was Not A Fixed-term Employment Agreement
In Nader v. University Health Network, 2022 ONSC 447, the court examined the language of a secondment agreement and concluded that the plaintiff-employee was not a fixed-term employee of the organization […]
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FSRA Proposes Interpretation Level Guidance On Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund Assessment Calculations And Deadlines
On February 14, 2022, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) proposed guidance on: the acceptable valuation dates for actuarial valuation reports used to calculate a Pension Benefits Guarantee […]
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Ontario Proposes Minimum Wage And Other Entitlements For “Digital Platform Workers” With Introduction Of New Legislation
On February 28, the Ontario government introduced the Working for Workers Act, 2022 (the Act). If passed, the Act will create new entitlements for "digital platform" workers, including a minimum wage. The […]
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2022 Automobile Expenses Deduction Rates & Limits
Information you need to calculate 2022 CRA and MRQ automobile expense deductions. Increases to automobile expense deduction rates and limits took effect this year. You can use this chart to calculate […]
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Do Prior Year Bonus Payments Affect EI Benefits of Employees on Maternity Leave? – Ask The Expert
Bonus payments for prior years may lead to EI overpayments that employees must repay. QUESTION Can an employee who began maternity leave in January 2022 be paid in February 2022 for a […]
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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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Stay home or work sick? Omicron poses a conundrum in U.S.
As the raging omicron variant of COVID-19 infects workers across the nation, millions of those whose jobs don’t provide paid sick days are having to choose between their health and their paycheck. While […]
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6 Pitfalls to Avoid When Balancing Your Payroll
Beware of mistakes that can undermine the accuracy of your T4 filings. As you balance your payroll records for 2021, beware of 6 common pitfalls that can delay or undermine 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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Company, Corporate Director Fined $100,000 for Disobeying Wage Order
A newspaper and advertising company didn’t comply with an Order to Pay Wages issued by an Employment Standards officer. As a result, it got socked with an ESA fine of […]
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Minimum Vacation Entitlements – Know The Laws of Your Province
Quebec and Saskatchewan’s vacation entitlements are the most generous; the Maritime Provinces are the least generous *** In the Canadian workplace, vacations aren’t just a source of leisure but employment income. That’s […]
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The 11 Biggest HR Compliance Cases of 2021 & Their Impact on You
The court cases most likely to directly affect your HR program and policies. While new legislation always gets the lion’s share of attention, many (if not most) of the most impactful […]
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