It is a common misconception that salaried employees are not entitled to overtime pay, however, working in a salaried role doesn’t mean that an employee is automatically disqualified from receiving overtime pay. In Ontario, the rules for overtime pay are outlined in the Employment Standards Act (ESA). What is Overtime Pay? The general rule for …
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As of April 1st, 2024, Canada’s federal minimum wage is set to increase from $16.65 per hour to $17.30 per hour. The federal minimum wage applies to employees who work in a federally regulated business or industry. The minimum wage is the lowest permitted wage that an employer can pay an employee. This wage rate …
Perhaps you’ve just been given a new job. In the employment agreement, you notice a clause addressing moral rights. What does this mean? Moral rights protect an author’s non-economic, personal interests in a work. As moral rights are addressed in Canada’s Copyright Act, a brief description of copyright is necessary to understand the role of …
What is a Tip or Gratuity? Tips and gratuities are common in Ontario and often expected in service-based establishments such as restaurants, hair salons, and nail salons. “Tip or other gratuity” is defined in the Employment Standards Act, 2000(ESA) as a payment left for an employee, made to an employer, or received from a customer …
In the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA), there are rules for how employers are permitted to make deductions from their employee’s wages. What’s the Difference Between Salary and Wages? Salary is not defined in the ESA, but a definition can be found in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “fixed compensation paid regularly for services”. In the …
The Carbon Tax was first introduced into Canada’s federal legislation in 2018 and officially began collecting revenues on April 1, 2019. The Carbon Tax attaches a fee to activities which produce emissions from fossil fuels. These fossil fuels include coal, oil, gasoline, or natural gas. The Carbon Tax operates in all sectors of the Canadian …
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in employment decisions is controversial. While implementation of AI can make processes faster and easier, it also risks the introduction of biases and discrimination into hiring decisions. As AI is a rapidly developing field, the legal framework with regard to employment has not yet caught up, leading to several …
An employer can agree with an employee that the employee will have to pay the employer back money wasted on training the employee (wages, training expenses, etc.) if the employee quits or gets fired early. This kind of employee repayment agreement, which is usually contained in a clause in an employment contract, is often called …
How CPP Contributions Used to Work Employees and employers in Canada make Canada Pension Plan (“CPP’) contributions, and as of 2023, there’s a single annual ceiling of contributions of 5.95% for both employees and employers. This ceiling is officially called the “Year’s Maximum Pensionable Earnings“. The Government of Canada sets a new Year’s Maximum Pensionable …
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 …