Prince Edward Island

Working or not working on family day? A public holiday in most jurisdictions

February 15, 2013 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Union Relations

Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and British Columbia are the Canadian jurisdiction that recognize Family Day as a public (statutory) holiday and allow workers that qualify time off with pay on that day. This year except in British Columbia, family day for these provinces fall on February 18, 2013.

Alberta, Day off with pay, employment law, employment standards act, entitlement to public holiday, Entitlement to statutory holiday, Family day, general holidays, HR, Labour Standards Acts, manitoba, ontario, President's Day, Prince Edward Island, Public Holiday, public holidays, Saskatchewan, Statutory Holiday, statutory holidays, Time off with pay

HRLaw: End of the year wrap up and other legislative changes effective January 1, 2013

December 21, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Human Rights, Integrated Accessibility Regulation, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Source Deductions and Reporting, Standard for Customer Service, Standard for the Built Environment, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation

Several changes to pension, employment standards, payroll and other legal requirements are coming into force January 1, 2013 or later. Below you will find brief summaries, listed by jurisdiction, of some of the important changes employers need to know about and prepare for: (The post is now updated and includes the new AODA Built environment requirements coming into force January 1, 2013).

2013, administrative penalties, Alberta, AODA obligations, Best 14 weeks pilot project, British Columbia, calculation of holiday pay, Canada Employment Insurance Financing Board, Canada labour Code, Canada Revenue Agency Act, care for a critically ill child, compassionate care benefits, confined spaces, construction sector, cpp, EI benefit, EI sickness benefits, Employees Profit Sharing Plans, Employment Insurance Act, employment insurance reforms, Employment Insurance Regulations, employment law, Employment Pension Plans Act, employment standards code, Family Day Act, Federal Income Support for parents of murdered or missing children, Federally regulated workplaces, first aid, group sickness or accident insurance plans, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity Act, Helping Families in Need Act, Hiring Credit for Small Business, HRinfodesk, HRlaw, HST, Jobs, legal requirements are coming into force January 1, letter of credit to cover a portion of the pension plan, manitoba, maternity of parental leave, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, old age security, ontario, pooled registered pension plans, Prince Edward Island, PST, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, QST, Quebec, Registered Disability Savings Plans, retirement compensation arrangements, Saskatchewan, SIN numbers, Whistleblower Protection, Workers’ Compensation Amendment Act, Working while on Claim pilot project, Workplace Safety and Insurance Act

Employee tips or other gratuities

June 18, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Payroll, Wages and Compensation

In general, restaurant and bar patrons are expected to leave a tip amounting to approximately 15 percent of their total bill when dining out or drinking. However, we do so without asking ourselves how the money will be divided among staff members. Well, it seems in Ontario, it is a common practice for restaurants to require servers to share their tips and gratuities with their managers and the owners.

employment law, employment standards act, labour standards act, Liquor servers, ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Servers, tips or other gratuities, Wait staff

Family Day: A public holiday in most jurisdictions

February 17, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources

All jurisdictions in Canada provide for a number of public (also called statutory or general holidays) holidays each year. Some are common to all jurisdictions; others are specific to individual provinces and territories. This year, Family Day falls on Monday February 20, 2012.

Alberta, Day off with pay, employment law, employment standards act, Employment Standards legislation, Family day, general holidays, manitoba, ontario, President's Day, Prince Edward Island, Public Holiday, public holidays, Saskatchewan, Statutory Holiday, statutory holidays, Time off with pay

Election fever across the country

September 26, 2011 Adam Gorley Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources

Hey Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Ontario, PEI and Yukon! You’re going to the polls soon to elect new governments (or to re-elect new versions of old ones). It is not always easy to see how elections make a difference in daily life, so it might not seem very important, but different governments make different choices with respect to public services, economic management, crime prevention and the environment, among many other things. If you think of something that is important to you, or that you enjoy doing, the government probably has some influence over it.

manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, NWT, ontario, PEI, Prince Edward Island, provincial election, territorial election, Yukon

Prince Edward Island employer obligations on election day

September 12, 2011 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources

The next provincial election in Prince Edward Island is scheduled for Monday, October 3, 2011. Employers have certain obligations to employees under the Prince Edward Island Election Act.

consecutive hours for voting, Election Act, employment law, Prince Edward Island, provincial election, time off to vote, voting hours, voting leave