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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 2 Minutes Read December 23, 2016

Top 10 most read First Reference Talks posts 2016 & Season’s Greetings

2016 Top 10 First Reference Talks

Top 10 most read First Reference Talks posts 2016We are signing off with a list of the top 10 most read First Reference Talks posts 2016.

Human rights issues and rules for termination notice seem to have been hot topics this year with several blog posts on the topics making it on the list.

The top 10 most read First Reference Talks posts 2016

  1. New limits on criminal records checks, Stringer LLP
  2. EI waiting period changes January 1, 2017, Michele Glassford
  3. Federal or provincial? Understanding employment and labour law jurisdiction for First Nations employers, Vey Willetts LLP
  4. Commission sales employees: Two common errors to avoid, Vey Willetts LLP
  5. Working through the notice period, Stuart Rudner
  6. Beware of the one month per year of service “rule”, part 4, Alison J. Bird
  7. Yes your employees may be legally entitled to time off work to watch their kids, even if they give you no advance
… Continue reading “Top 10 most read First Reference Talks posts 2016 & Season’s Greetings”

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll, Privacy, Union Relations / Age is an impediment, Commission sales employees, criminal records checks, EI waiting period, employment law, family status, First Nations employers in Canada, HR Law, HR lessons from Star Wars, nderstanding employment and labour law, older employees, one month per year of service rule, pregnancy leave, severance, time off work, top 10 most read First Reference Talks posts 2016, working notice, Working through the notice period

By Vey Willetts LLP | 3 Minutes Read March 15, 2016

Commission sales employees: Two common errors to avoid

In the course of practice, employers have repeatedly made two fundamental mistakes when it comes to provision of commission pay: 1) not properly providing for vacation pay in the calculation of commission payments; and 2) failing to ensure commission payments comply with minimum wage requirements. While employer errors of this kind may be innocent or unintentional, significant financial liability can accrue as a result.

Article by Vey Willetts LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / Canada labour Code, Commission pay, commission payments, Commission sales employees, employee compensation, employees compensated on a commission basis, employment law, employment standards act, minimum wage, Ministry of Labour, pay stubs, T4, vacation pay

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