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Employee recognition program

This CRA document deals with whether gifts selected from a catalogue by employees based on a points system for employment-related activities, long service and other factors, are taxable. (In PDF)

When can an employer ask about a candidate’s availability?

Is it discriminatory to ask about a job candidate’s availability to work certain days? What if the question inadvertently reveals the candidate’s religion? In what might turn out to be a controversial decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario recently decided that…

Court interprets employment contract to prevent commercial absurdity

At the request of the employee, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice interpreted the termination clauses of an employment contract that the employee argued was not clear.

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Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor

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Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B., is a trained lawyer called to the Quebec bar in 1988 and is still a member in good standing. She practiced business, employment and labour law until 1999. For over 20 years, Yosie has been the Managing Editor at First Reference. She manages the PolicyPro Human Resources and Internal Controls editions, The Human Resources Advisor editions, PaySource and the HRinfodesk news service as well as the blogs. Marie-Yosie (a.k.a. Yosie) is a recognized and respected author, with an extensive background in human resources, employment and labour across the country.

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