Employer obligations to the deceased employee
Outside of grieving, it is important to ask and consider: what obligations does an employer have when an employee dies to ensure that the deceased’s employment is wrapped up properly?
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Withholding on foreign workers
Charities spend a great deal of time and energy focusing on audits from the Charities Directorate. While this attention on the Directorate is justifiable it is important to recognize that charity regulation is only one function of the Canada Revenue Agency (the “CRA”) and that charities are answerable to the CRA for many of its activities.
Charities and not-for-profits: Beware the usual rules
Charities and not-for-profits are obviously subject to a layer of laws that are related to their special status. Often overlooked though, is that they are equally subject to the same rules and regulations as other economic actors. Indeed, sometimes there are linkages between these two worlds making the need for good legal awareness that much more critical.
