So you just got a text (no less) offering you a dream stay-at-home job. Congratulations!… You are in the process of a scam. First, no employer will likely ever solicit you randomly unless you are already employed in a sophisticated, elite, high-paid position. Employers do not “poach” unskilled workers. PS… “Mystery Shopper” isn’t a skilled …
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Federal holidays are holidays enacted by the Government of Canada (i.e. the federal government) that apply across the entire country but for federally regulated employers ONLY. It is a misconception that federal holidays apply to most people. Most people in Canada work for a provincially regulated employer. Only the following industries are regulated by the …
What is the difference between part-time and full-time hours? There is no legal difference between part-time and full-time hours. Neither employment law legislation nor employment common law recognizes any meaningful difference between part-time and full-time work. Therefore, technically, there is no difference, in terms of any employment law rights, between a part-time worker and a …
How much should an employer give an employee to reimburse them for the work-use of their personal vehicle? It is up to the employer to decide and for the employee to agree. No law requires or sets a rate for the reimbursement of personal vehicle mileage expenses. There is no minimum or maximum vehicle reimbursement …
Has your new employer asked you to deposit a check in your bank account so you can send the money back to it or one of its clients with bitcoin or gift cards? If you answered yes, run. It is a scam. There is really no more analysis needed. You do not need to read …
Employers are allowed to give a bad reference in Canada. The law is clear: If an employer wants to communicate negative comments about a past or present employee, it is free to do so. There are no employment standards rules or regulations about job references in Canada. Rather, the legal framework for reference letters is …
What legally prevents a bad boss or employer? The common law of employment in Canada, provincial statutory employment standards, provincial human rights laws and the Canadian law of contracts prevent your boss from doing many different bad things to you at work. A boss is a representative of the employer, and therefore an employer is …
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) collects income tax from working Canadians each calendar year (in Canada, the calendar year runs from January 1 to December 31). Taxes are normally due on April 30 following a tax year. Canada operates a marginal tax rate. A marginal tax taxes individuals based upon their earnings bracket, with low-income …
There are two kinds of behavioural interview questions I will cover in this article: A job interview is a predictable social exercise, and interview questions don’t paint a whole picture, but they can provide a good sense of a candidate. Adam Bryant, head writer for the New York Times Corner Office series says there are three job …