Barry Garnet of First Reference reminds us … “Beginning in 2016, new employers are eligible for quarterly remitting if they have monthly withholding of less than $1,000 and maintain a perfect compliance record in respect of their Canadian tax obligations. This measure does not affect the amount of tax owing, just the timing of the […]

McCarthy Tétrault LLP’s “Employment Advisor” service notes… The three most common employment standards non-monetary violations: — Hours of work – excess daily/weekly hours — Vacation pay – written agreements — Record-keeping For further details, see “Ontario Ministry of Labour compliance blitz – The results are in“, provided by First Reference. This post is done by […]

McCarthy Tétrault LLP’s “Employment Advisor” service notes… The three most common employment standards monetary violations: — Public holiday pay — Overtime pay — Vacation pay For further details, see “Ontario Ministry of Labour compliance blitz – The results are in“, provided by First Reference. This post is done by Camberwell House for informational, discussion and […]

An excellent short article from Adrian Meiedema of Denton’s.  A key take-away:  “if the injury resulted from a hazard to which workers were also exposed, the OHSA applies and the employer may be charged and fined”. In our world of small and medium sized enterprises [SMEs] we are often too casual about letting non-employees into […]