February, 2012
February 14, 2012 Adam Gorley Employee Relations, Human Resources, Union Relations
It’s easy to see that that role of workers’ unions is changing, and unions no longer have the respect or power they once had. A couple of recent events in Ontario make that increasingly clear. Is this just how union relations work in the globalized and unsettled economy? Are unionized workers’ demands too great for these austere times?
austerity, Caterpillar, Collective Bargaining, CUPE, Electro-Motive, globalization, Hamilton, jobs for life, London, ontario, pay cut, recession, severance package, Toronto
February 10, 2012 Christina Catenacci Payroll, Source Deductions and Reporting
I just read a case coming out of the Tax Court of Canada that confirmed an intern working for a charitable organization was not an “employee”; rather, she was a scholarship recipient. Therefore, the organization didn’t have to make any source deductions such as CPP and EI on behalf of the intern.
charitable organization, control test, cpp, deduction, Department of National Defence, EI, employee, Employment Insurance, intern, internship, not enough insurable hours, record of employment, scholarship, tax court, Tax Court of Canada, trying to recharacterize scholarship into employment
February 9, 2012 Ian J Cook HR Analytics, HRMS, Human Resources
One of the main barriers to a good decision is uncertainty. This is especially true when…
Data, decision making, headcount ratio, HR data, HR data and analytics, HR headcount, HRIS, HRmetrics, influence, strategic HR, strategy
February 8, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits
The federal government is facing a $450-million class-action lawsuit for failing to provide sickness employment Insurance benefits to women already receiving maternity EI benefits while on maternity leave. The aim of the lawsuit is to ensure no other new mother who becomes seriously ill during maternity leave has to fight for sickness benefits.
$450 million class action lawsuit, EI benefits, EI class action lawsuit, EI compassionate care benefits, EI parental benefits, EI sickness benefits, Employment Insurance Act, employment law, leave of absence from work, maternity employment insurance benefits, maternity leave, parental leave, pregnancy, seriously ill during maternity leave, Service Canada, sickness benefits, sickness employment Insurance benefits
February 7, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Human Rights, Standard for Employment
A January 25, 2012, British research study indicates that people who work 11 or more hours a day have double the odds of becoming depressed compared with those who don’t work overtime. But why is this important for us as employers to know?
depression, employment law, Excessive overtime doubles depression risk, lost work days, mental disorders, mental health issues, Mental illness, overtime, short- and long- term disability, substantial work impairment, work-related stress, working excessive hours, workplace, workplace stress
February 6, 2012 Adam Gorley Health and Safety, Human Resources
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety has released an online tool to help organizations that handle chemicals comply with requirements under Canada’s WHMIS, the United States’ OSHA standard and the new Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals. If you’re keeping an eye on the GHS implementation, this might interest you…
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, CANLabel, CCOHS, chemicals, Chemicals in the workplace, employment law, GHS, Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, Hazardous Materials, labelling, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OELs, OSHA, risk assessment, safety data sheets, WHMIS, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, workplace hazards
February 3, 2012 Christina Catenacci Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Human Rights
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal recently examined an application before it and an earlier statement of claim made in court by the same person, and concluded that the claims were virtually identical. They were based on the same facts, made the same allegations and sought similar remedies…
barred from hearing application, Civil court, Disability, discrimination, duplication of claims, employment law, forum-shopping, human rights code, human rights tribunal, ontario, Ontario Human Rights Code, reprisal, Return to work, sex, short-term disability leave, statement of claim, termination, wrongful dismissal
February 2, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr Employee Relations, Human Resources, Human Rights
Many people continue to deny others equal treatment, intentionally and not. Law Times offers a recent example of alleged systemic discrimination; the case Law Society of Upper Canada v. Selwyn Milan McSween raises the question of whether racism hinders black lawyers’ participation in big law firms in Ontario.
February 2, 2012 Stuart Rudner Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Source Deductions and Reporting, Wages and Compensation
Employment lawyers are generally quite adept at negotiating and resolving disputes arising out of the termination of an individual’s employment. We have all seen the statistics that only a miniscule number of dismissals result in a full trial and we know that in almost every case, it is better for the parties to reach a resolution than to proceed with litigation. That said, many traps exist in the settlement of a wrongful dismissal claim.
Canada Revenue Agency, CRA, Dismissal, EI benefits, Employment Insurance Act, employment insurance benefits, employment law, Income Tax Act, lump sum severance, negotiating and resolving disputes arising out of the termination, retirement, retiring allowance, RPP, RRSP, salary continuance, T4, T4A, tax withholding, termination, termination disputes, termination settlement, wrongful dismissal
February 1, 2012 Adam Gorley Payroll, Pensions and Benefits
Is your company making the transition to Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (CICA Handbook, Part II)? Do you have employees in a defined benefit pension plan? You should know that the Accounting Standards Board has approved amendments to CICA 1500, “First-time adoption” and Section 3461, “Employee future benefits”…
Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises, ASPE, CICA 1500, CICA Handbook, date of transition, deferral and amortization, defined benefit plan, Employee future benefits, First-time adoption, pension plan, Section 3461, unrecognized gains and losses
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