Taxable benefits: Employer-provided vehicles
Does an employee’s use of an employer-provided vehicle give rise to a taxable benefit? (In PDF)
Termination for cause substituted with two-week suspension
Following an accident where an employee caused $14,000 worth of damages to the employer’s truck and provided a false statement to the police as to what happened: the employer terminated the employee for cause. An Alberta labour arbitrator did not believe the employee’s action warranted termination…
Accommodation and probationary employees
An employee doesn’t need to have informed her or his employer about a disability to make out a prima facie case of discrimination, the Alberta Court of Appeal affirmed in a recent decision. At the same time, however, an employer is only required to accommodate a probationary employee in the position for which she or he was hired…
Managing Editor at First Reference Inc.
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.
Latest posts by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor (see all)
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- Call for a ban on NDAs in certain cases - March 1, 2023
