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News and Discussion on Human Resources, Employment Law, Payroll and Internal Controls

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How to prevent (ex) employee disclosure or misuse of confidential information

Be it confidential client records, marketing strategies, unpublished patent applications, or source code, employees in Canada have a common law duty to maintain the confidentiality of confidential information

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New qualifying disbursement rules add directed donations anti-avoidance provisions complicate charity regulation

The new Qualifying Disbursement rules will give some charities (with certain objects) some more flexibility when dealing with non-qualified donees in Canada and outside of Canada. At the same time, the anti-avoidance provision passed at the same time will make it more difficult in many cases for registered charities to deal with non-qualified donees.

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Time theft: Employee ordered to repay employer

Recently, an accountant was ordered to repay her employer for engaging in time theft. In Besse v Reach CPA Inc., the employer submitted evidence via time-tracking software proving that the employee had engaged in time theft while working remotely.

 

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