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By Cristina Lavecchia | < 1 Minutes Read November 10, 2016

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

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2017 CPP contribution rates

The Canada Revenue Agency has published the Canada Pension Plan contribution rates and maximum pensionable earnings amount effective January 1, 2017.

Failure to mitigate in Ontario

Aylsworth v. Law Office of Harvey Storm is an interesting case that further defines the boundaries of what type of job employees can reasonably reject without failing in their duty to mitigate their wrongful dismissal damages. (In PDF)

Male employee fired for cause after persistent sexual annoyance of multiple female co-workers

An Ontario labour arbitrator has decided that a shelter support worker who engaged in a pattern of unwanted and offensive sexual comments involving five female co-workers, was justly terminated even though the co-workers failed to report the occurrences promptly.

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Cristina is an editor and researcher at First Reference. She is a licensed paralegal and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree, Political Science major at York University. During Cristina's paralegal and undergraduate studies she studied employment standards, occupational health and safety, and workplace safety and insurance.
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Article by Cristina Lavecchia / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll, Union Relations / CPP contribution rates, dismissal for just cause, duty to mitigate damages, employee and employer contribution rates for 2017, employment law, Maximum Pensionable Earnings, self-employed contribution rate, workplace sexual harassment

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About Cristina Lavecchia

Cristina is an editor and researcher at First Reference. She is a licensed paralegal and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree, Political Science major at York University. During Cristina's paralegal and undergraduate studies she studied employment standards, occupational health and safety, and workplace safety and insurance.

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