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Undue Hardship

An employee can claim undue hardship when paying higher taxes in the Province of Employment. 

  Waiver of Vacation Time

 Employees who are entitled to vacation time under employment labour standards may or may   not be entitled to waive their rights, depending upon the jurisdiction.  Specifics for each jursidiction is listed below. 

Employment Standards Vary in each Province and Territory

The Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Governments in Canada all have enacted many forms of legislation. Among others, there is Human Rights legislation, Workplace Health and Safety legislation, Labour Law legislation, and Employment Standards.

When a company faces difficulty beyond its control and is forced to cut back production, it may have only two courses of action. It can either lay off workers temporarily or make an agreement with the affected employees to participate in a Work-Sharing arrangement.

Premiums Under a Private Health Services Plan

If you make contributions to a private health services plans (such as extended medical or dental plans) for employees outside of Quebec, there is no taxable benefit to the employees. Do not deduct CPP contributions, EI premiums, or income tax from benefits you provide to employees

Canada Pension Plan and Employment Insurance Explained
Generally, employment has to take place in Canada to be pensionable or insurable under the Canada Pension Plan or the Employment Insurance Act. However, in certain situations employment outside Canada may be pensionable or insurable. This is the case if a person is working outside Canada for a Canadian company or the Canadian government.

There are two types of plans - insured and uninsured. The insured plans are not affected by the changed in the Act. Insured plans are plans made under a formal contract with an insurance carrier. In this instance, the insurance company is not acting as an employer, but as an independent third party.

Here is some information that is new for 2012, that may be of interest.  We hope that by blogging about some of the changes in Canadian payroll to keep our readers informed.  This is by no means identifying all of the changes for 2012, but some of the highlights.  For more information on legislative changes for 2012 please leave a comment or contact our office.

What is your preferred method of keeping informed?  OnPayroll.ca has expanded to offer several options on social networks.  In addition some of the government agencies offer subscriptions to electronic mailing lists.

Service Canada, the Agency responsible for the administration of Canada Pension Plan, has announced some significant changes to the plan effective January 1, 2012. The changes involve opting into the plan after receiving benefits among other things.