Legal issues – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:02:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 What employers need to know about determining remote workers’ province of employment https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/what-employers-need-to-know-about-determining-remote-workers-province-of-employment/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:00:31 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153199 The Canada Revenue Agency’s guidance for determining a full-time remote worker’s province of employment for payroll deduction purposes, which came into force on Jan. 1, could prove burdensome to employers. “While the intention is to create certainty, whether it will do so remains to be seen,” says Sarah Mills, an employment lawyer at Blaney McMurtry […]

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]]> U.S., U.K. delivery, ride-hailing drivers stop work on Valentine’s Day over pay, employee benefits https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/u-s-u-k-delivery-ride-hailing-drivers-stop-work-on-valentines-day-over-pay-employee-benefits/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 20:00:31 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151984 Thousands of ride-hailing and delivery workers in the U.S. and the U.K. went on strike on Valentine’s Day, calling for higher pay and other changes to their working conditions. In the U.S., Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. drivers planned day-long strikes and held mid-day demonstrations at airports in several cities, including Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, […]

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]]> CRA clarifying how employers must determine province of employment for remote workers https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/cra-guidance-clarifying-how-employers-must-determine-province-of-employment-for-remote-workers/ Tue, 13 Feb 2024 14:00:37 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151821 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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]]> Top 10 HR stories of 2023 https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-10-hr-stories-of-2023/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 14:00:14 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=149245 A story on whether the federal government should follow the U.K.’s lead and enshrine flexible working into law was the most-read human resources story on BenefitsCanada.com this year. Here are the 10 most popular HR news stories of 2023: 1. Should Canada implement flexible working legislation for all workplaces? 2. How recent Canada Labour Code updates are impacting federally […]

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]]> New EU gig worker rules to determine who qualifies for benefits of full-time employees https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/new-eu-gig-worker-rules-to-determine-who-qualifies-for-benefits-of-full-time-employees/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 20:00:51 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148851 In a bid to improve working conditions for people who deliver food and offer rides through smartphone apps, the European Union gave provisional approval Wednesday to rules that determine who should get the benefits of full-time employees and restrict the way online platforms use algorithms to manage their workers. The European Parliament and the EU’s […]

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]]> How Ontario pay transparency legislation will impact employers https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/how-ontario-pay-transparency-legislation-will-impact-employers/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 14:00:06 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=147974 As Ontario prepares to introduce pay transparency legislation, it’s important for employers to consider how much information they want to share in job postings, says Darcy Clark, a principal at Normandin Beaudry. “They could do just enough to meet the legislative requirements or . . . full disclosure where everybody knows everything. There’s also a […]

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]]> Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-62/ Fri, 24 Nov 2023 14:00:15 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=147620 An article on the federal government’s 2023 fall economic statement was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. Feds consider end of ‘30% rule’ for pensions, propose EI adoption benefit: fall economic statement 2. Former federal finance minister defends ‘sustainably successful’ CPP amid Alberta pension […]

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]]> Canadian jurisdictions enacting pay transparency legislation, but more work to be done https://www.benefitscanada.com/human-resources/hr-law/canadian-jurisdictions-enacting-pay-transparency-legislation-but-more-work-to-be-done/ Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:00:14 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=147431 Pay transparency legislation is quickly gathering steam in Canada as provincial governments take steps towards shrinking the gender wage gap. Prince Edward Island was first to the post with pay transparency provisions in June 2022. While Newfoundland and Labrador’s Pay Equity and Transparency Act received royal assent in November 2022, its pay transparency provisions haven’t […]

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]]> B.C. introducing minimum wage, labour protections for app-based gig workers https://www.benefitscanada.com/human-resources/hr-law/b-c-introducing-minimum-wage-labour-protections-for-app-based-gig-workers/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 20:00:20 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=147350 British Columbia is introducing new protections for ride-hailing and food delivery app workers including a minimum wage, compensation for expenses and other standards. A minimum hourly wage of $20.10, which is $3.35 more than the current general minimum wage, would apply for a gig worker’s ‘engaged time,’ beginning when they accept an assignment to the […]

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]]> Ontario plans to require salary ranges be included in job postings https://www.benefitscanada.com/human-resources/hr-law/ontario-plans-to-require-salary-ranges-be-included-in-job-postings/ Tue, 07 Nov 2023 20:00:57 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=146646 Under new legislation announced Monday, Ontario employers could soon be required to include salary ranges in job postings and disclose if artificial intelligence is part of their hiring process. “It’s an unacceptable reality that women today in Ontario earn an average of 87 cents for every dollar earned by men,” said Labour Minister David Piccini […]

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