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August 29, 2019 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits,
The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with the CRA’s new payment on filing policy, termination provisions and employment insurance benefits.
CRA, employment contracts, employment insurance benefits, employment law, termination, Termination provisions
March 8, 2018 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employment/Labour Standards, Government Budgets, Throne Speeches and Plans, Human Resources, Payroll
The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with CRA’s announcement that it will stop reviewing and disallowing “other employment expenses” on income tax returns, the 2018-19 Federal Budget and last year’s employment standards enforcement blitz results.
CRA, employment expenses, employment law, enforcement blitz, Federal Budget 2018-19, hours of work, income tax and benefits
July 20, 2017 Cristina Lavecchia Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Source Deductions and Reporting, Training and Development, Union Relations
The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: how an employee’s decision to retrain affected his right to damages after termination, improvements to CRA services for small and medium businesses and union-friendly changes to the certification process included in Bill 148, Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act.
Bill 148, CRA, damages, duty to mitigate, employment law, Payroll, temporary help agency, termination, unfair labour practice, union, union certification
May 26, 2016 Cristina Lavecchia Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Payroll, Penalties and Fines, Pensions and Benefits, Source Deductions and Reporting, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation
The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: a case where an employee was given the ultimatum to take a demotion or go; a case where an employee used the OHSA’s work refusal provisions to avoid work assignments he did not like; and an inquiry of whether an employer confers a benefit to an employee by paying premiums with respect to an employee assistance program.
Canada Revenue Agency, cause, constructive dismissal, CRA, demotion, Disciplinary measures, employee assistance program, employee benefit, employment law, employment standards act, HRinfodesk, occupational health and safety act, paying premiums, performance reviews, reasonable notice, rights under OHSA, termination of employment, work refusal, wrongful dismissal
March 8, 2016 Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Recruiting and Hiring, Source Deductions and Reporting, Wages and Compensation
For over 25 years, clients have been asking me whether a person is an employee or a contractor in various legal contexts.
Administrative tribunals, CRA, dependent contractor, Employee or contractor, employer’s notice obligations, employment contract, employment law, employment relationship, independent contractor, Notice of termination, pay in lieu of notice
May 29, 2014 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Recruiting and Hiring, Source Deductions and Reporting, Training and Development, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation
Three of the most popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with employment equity compliance audit; new JHSC certification training; and how to deal with travelling expenses for a friend of an employee.
Canada Revenue Agency, canadian human rights commission, CRA, Employment Equity Act, employment equity compliance audit, employment law, federal income tax, HRinfodesk, JHSC certification training, joint health and safety committee, Joint Health and Safety Committee Certification Program, Ontario Ministry of Labour, tax treatment of a trip paid by the employer, Taxable benefits, Training standard, Travelling expenses
March 6, 2014 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Training and Development, Wages and Compensation
Three of the most popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with Ontario’s minimum wage increase, workplace health and safety training for an office environment, and employee benefit plan redemption window.
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February 13, 2014 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Privacy and Security, Source Deductions and Reporting, Union Relations
Three of the most popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with the definition of family member for Alberta’s new compassionate care leave; when to amend a T4A; and the termination of an employee for offensive Facebook comments.
Alberta, Amending a T4A, Compassionate Care Leave, CRA, employment law, Facebook comments, HRinfodesk, income tax, Just cause termination, Leaves of absence, Newfoundland and Labrador, Newsletter, T4A, terminations
January 16, 2014 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Union Relations
Three of the most popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with Alberta’s compassionate care leave; a reprisal claim for allegation of harassment under OHSA; and accumulated unused sick leave payout.
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October 24, 2013 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation
The three most viewed articles on HRinfodesk this week deal with when are employee recognition program taxable; if it is discriminatory to ask about a job candidate’s availability to work certain days; and how the Ontario Superior Court of Justice interpreted the termination clauses of an employment contract.
Canada Revenue Agency, canadian employment law, canadian human rights law, CRA, discrimination, Employee recognition program, employment contract, employment law, employment-related activities, HRinfodesk, job candidate’s availability to work, Termination clause, termination clauses of an employment contract
March 21, 2013 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Recruiting and Hiring, Wages and Compensation
The three most viewed articles on HRinfodesk this week deal with whether employee referral fees should be included in income, sickness EI benefits for employees on parental leave and positive strategies for employees with arthritis.
arthritis, CRA, EI sickness benefits, employee benefits, employee referral fee, employee's employment income, Employees who suffer from arthritis, employment income, employment law, improving role balance/imbalance, injury or quarantine, parental leave, personal strategies, positive support, role conflict, role facilitation, role overload, role strain, unable to work because of sickness
November 15, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Source Deductions and Reporting, Wages and Compensation
The three most popular HRinfodesk articles this week deal with T2200 forms, penalizing employees, and 2013 rates for RRSP limits, YMPE limits, DPSP limits, Money Purchase limits, and Defined benefits limits.
2013 payroll rates, Canada Revenue Agency, CRA, defined benefits limits, disciplinary action, Disciplinary measures, dpsp, expenses, Form T2200, money purchase, penalize employee, RRSP, suspension, suspension without pay, Swiss Chalet, T2200, ympe
November 1, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Privacy and Security, Wages and Compensation
The three most popular HRinfodesk articles this week deal with privacy on work-issued computers, motor vehicle expenses, and sudden requirement to work more hours.
CRA, employment law, hours of work, HRinfodesk, misconceptions about hours of work, motor vehicle expenses, Per Kilometre rates, personal use of work computers, requirement to work more hours, Taxable benefits, work-issued computers
May 2, 2012 Adam Gorley Payroll, Pensions and Benefits
In case you missed it, in February, the federal Department of Finance announced its “Transitional rules relating to the elimination of the harmonized sales tax in British Columbia.” BC is aiming to revert from the unpopular harmonized sales tax to separate provincial and federal sales taxes by April 1, 2013.
BC, British Columbia, Canada Revenue Agency, CRA, Department of Finance, Goods and Services Tax, GST, harmonized sales tax, HST, HST elimination, provincial sales tax, PST
February 2, 2012 Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Source Deductions and Reporting, Wages and Compensation
Employment lawyers are generally quite adept at negotiating and resolving disputes arising out of the termination of an individual’s employment. We have all seen the statistics that only a miniscule number of dismissals result in a full trial and we know that in almost every case, it is better for the parties to reach a resolution than to proceed with litigation. That said, many traps exist in the settlement of a wrongful dismissal claim.
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Ageism is a big problem in the legal community. Bay Street firms and others are not interested in applicants' skills, knowledge, etc. unless they are... – Nov 16, 11:05 AM
Excellent article !! Right on point. So many times we encounter opinionated employer representatives or coworkers who address complaints from positions of bias. Bias that... – Oct 30, 12:07 AM
Three of the most popular articles this week on HRinfodesk
February 13, 2014 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Privacy and Security, Source Deductions and Reporting, Union Relations
Three of the most popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with the definition of family member for Alberta’s new compassionate care leave; when to amend a T4A; and the termination of an employee for offensive Facebook comments.
Alberta, Amending a T4A, Compassionate Care Leave, CRA, employment law, Facebook comments, HRinfodesk, income tax, Just cause termination, Leaves of absence, Newfoundland and Labrador, Newsletter, T4A, terminations