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Should employees get paid for an extra day of work in a leap year?

lbailey — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 20:00:07 +0000

This leap year, some financial experts say they’re seeing an unexpected trend: employees asking if they get paid for working on Feb. 29. Every four years, the calendar gains a day to sync up with the Earth’s movement around the sun. Yet inquiries about what it means for paycheques hasn’t previously been noticeable. “This is […]

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CRA clarifying how employers must determine province of employment for remote workers

lbailey — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 14:00:37 +0000

The Canadian Revenue Agency is providing guidance for employers to determine the province of employment for full-time employees who are working remotely. As of Jan. 1, employers must use the type of income, residency status of the employee and the establishment of the employer where the employee reports for work to determine the province of employment […]

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Public employees’ remote work agreement setting stage for future union negotiations: experts

lbailey — Thu, 04 May 2023 13:00:28 +0000

The agreement on remote and flexible work between public sector workers and the federal government could set the stage for future union negotiations, according to labour experts. “We’re basically entering a brand new phase of what we talk about in collective agreements, which includes workers’ autonomy over their time,” says Armine Yalnizyan, an economist and […]

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Employers can’t rely on original termination clauses when employee responsibilities increase: court

bwolfe — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:00:55 +0000

The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that employers can’t rely on termination clauses when employees’ duties have escalated significantly after they signed their original employment contracts, including situations where the employee didn’t receive a promotion. In its ruling, the court relied on the changed substratum doctrine, which states termination clauses in a written employment […]

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