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By Drache Aptowitzer LLP | 4 Minutes Read March 18, 2015

What can a non-profit organization pay out to its members?

A recent CRA ruling conveniently breaks down some of the rules about how a non-profit organization (NPO) may distribute its assets, including during wind-up, without risking its tax-exempt status...

Article by Drache Aptowitzer LLP / Not for Profit / Canada Revenue Agency, CRA ruling, Distributing assets on wind-up, Distributing capital gains, distribution as a gift, Income Tax Act, membership refund, nature of the pay-out, non-share capital corporation members, payment of a dividend, return of capital, shareholder benefit, tax repercussions, tax-exempt status, wind-up

By Marcia Scheffler | 3 Minutes Read March 17, 2015

Hot tips for summer student workplace supervision, safety and success!

This is the first summer that Ontario employers have new liability and responsibility to summer students who are with them in unpaid co-op or internships.  The Occupational Health and Safety Act coverage expanded to unpaid co-op students and learners in work placements, effective November 20, 2014.

For employers, this means that unpaid summer co-op students should be subject to the same training, orientation, supervision and safety requirements as paid young workers in the workplace.  While some employers might see summer students as a quick fix to cover for vacations and to complete extra projects, employers who commit to the safety and supervision of all students, both paid and unpaid will have more successful short-term and long-term outcomes in their organization.

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Occupational Health and Safety basic awareness training

This is now the second summer that the mandatory basic health and safety awareness training for employees is applicable to … Continue reading “Hot tips for summer student workplace supervision, safety and success!”

Article by Marcia Scheffler / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Union Relations / basic occupational health and safety awareness training program, co-op programs, competent supervisors, employee orientation, employment law, ensure that young workers are adequately trained, internships, job training, mandatory health and safety training, New and young workers, summer students, unpaid co-ops, unpaid internships

By Vey Willetts LLP | 3 Minutes Read March 16, 2015

Avoiding liability pitfalls when dismissing short service employees

All too often short service employees are overlooked in terms of an employer’s potential liability. After all, such workers can often be dismissed with minimal severance and without great fear of litigation. However...

Article by Vey Willetts LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll / anti-harassment and violence policy, common law notice, common law reasonable notice, employment law, employment standards act, Empoyment contract, Good faith in the manner of dismissal, inducement, occupational health and safety act, probationary periods, protection of the Ontario Human Rights Code, reasonable accommodation of needs, reasonable notice period, statutory termination pay, termination with notice, three-month probationary period, work in an environment free from sexual harassment, written employment contract

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