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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read July 17, 2014

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

Non-cash long-service award and cash donation

Will an employee realize a taxable benefit by forgoing a non-cash gift valued over $500 to which he or she is otherwise entitled, and directs the employer to make a cash gift of a specified amount to a specified registered charity? (In PDF)

Privacy class action to proceed

Canada will see its first class action lawsuit based on the new tort of invading another’s privacy, after a Bank of Nova Scotia employee leaked customers’ personal information to his girlfriend for personal gain.

Updated CPP regulations clarify ‘substantially gainful’ employment

Effective May 29, 2014, the Canada Pension Plan Regulations include a definition of “substantially gainful” occupation, one of the factors relevant to determining when a person is deemed disabled for disability pension purposes.

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

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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