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Archives for July 2011

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First Monday in August, also known as Civic Holiday and other local names

The first Monday of August is a general holiday for employees in many parts of Canada. It is a public (statutory) holiday in some provinces and territories, but in others it has another legal status. It is often called the "August Holiday", "Civic Holiday", "Simcoe Day" (around Ontario), "Provincial Day", "Heritage Day", "Natal Day", or other local names.

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Payroll deductions relating to long term disability premiums

Recently, one of our subscribers was wondering how to deal with payroll deductions relating to long-term disability (LTD) premiums. They wanted to know if the amount they deduct from the employee's paycheque must include the Ontario sales tax on the LTD premium?

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Slaw: IQT’s closure: A fine example of poor corporate values!

On July 15, 2011, several workers showed up to work as usual at IQT Solutions, only to be told that their employer had unexpectedly shut down its Canadian operations: three call centres, one in Ontario and two in Quebec. About 1,200 IQT employees were suddenly unemployed with no final paycheque, vacation pay or notice of termination.

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