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Barathi Mailvaganam,PCP
- Sep 9, 2019
- 5 min
Payroll Fraud – What it is and Tips on How to Prevent it
We now live in a world where we all have a digital footprint, whether it is banking, buying online, or even sending a letter electronically. With all this digitalization we expect security for everything. Fraud has existed as far as we can tell, even before the digital era. For those who don’t already know, fraud is when “a person or thing intended to deceive others, typically by unjustifiably claiming or being credited with accomplishments or qualities” as defined on Oxford
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B.Mailvaganam and N.Harrison
- Aug 8, 2019
- 3 min
Payroll Documentation Guidelines
As a business, it is important that you pay your employees both on time and accurately. It is also vitally important that you document the income of your employees and provide them with a summary of their earnings. Having the correct data to set up a new employee and keeping the correct information on file for easy retrieval is important. Your pay stubs must also provide the employee with specific information so they can understand how they are compensated. Adequate record ke
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Barathi Mailvaganam,PCP
- Jul 12, 2019
- 1 min
Service Canada Uses Email to Reach Clients
If you didn’t already know, as of June 2019, Service Canada will be contacting clients by email, if they require more information about your Employment Insurance claim and have been unable to reach you by phone. A toll-free number for you to reach them is sent to the email address you provided during your application. Please remember Service Canada will not provide or request your personal information via email. If you are concerned with the authenticity of an email received
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Nathan Harrison,PCP
- Jun 20, 2019
- 2 min
Employee Rights
Sometimes as employees we don’t know our own rights, and sometimes as employees we don’t fight for our rights even if we know them because we are scared we may lose our jobs. Canada has both federal and provincial laws in place to protect employees and to establish rules that employers must follow. As an employer, it is crucial that all current legislation be followed. Now, more than ever, there is a vast amount of legislation that details how employees must be treated fairly
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Nathan Harrison,PCP
- May 24, 2019
- 3 min
Important Facts About Employee SIN’s
As the employer you must ensure that your employees are correctly identified. Requesting pieces of identification upon hiring is usually the first step to verify your potential employee is who they say they are. Relationship Between Legal Name and SIN Record It is a best practice to record the employee’s legal name for payroll purposes. Many people prefer to be addressed by a nickname, abbreviated name, or another name and will usually use this as they fill out their onboardi
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Nathan Harrison,PCP
- Apr 8, 2019
- 2 min
The Relationship Between Employees and Employers and WHY it is Important
When I first started working I was very enthusiastic working for someone, learning the trade and building my skills. But, it soon became apparent that not all employers treated their employees fairly or equally. I quickly realized they were forgetting the value of their employees. I was becoming a number to them and an expendable one as well. After working for several employers, I quit my job and created my own business because I didn’t want to work for someone who didn’t val
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Nathan Harrison,PCP
- Mar 11, 2019
- 1 min
Regular Payments, Special Payments and How They Are Taxed Differently When Paid
Not all payments receive the same tax treatment, always ensure you use the appropriate method when calculating withholdings. Salary, wages, overtime, vacation taken, and allowances are examples of a regular payment. Sometimes an irregular or special payment is made to an employee either outside or within the regular pay cycle. Common examples include bonuses, vacation pay (when no time off was taken), retroactive payments, banked overtime, commission payments not regularly pa
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Nathan Harrison,PCP
- Feb 28, 2019
- 1 min
2018 T4 Slips are in the Mail
Is your T4 accurate, or have you noticed an error? 2018 T4’s have been issued so make sure you have received yours. All your other tax slips will be arriving in the mail as well so keep an eye out as they easily get lost in all the junk mail. If you subscribe to electronic mail you should retrieve them from the website. A T4 slip summarizes the money paid to you during a calendar year, including amounts deducted at source; these amounts are paid directly to the government. Th
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Nathan Harrison,PCP
- Jan 16, 2019
- 1 min
A Note About Pay Stubs
Does your pay stub make any sense, or does it simply look like a bunch of numbers? There are minimum requirements when it comes to what is displayed on your pay stub or earnings statement, the other information is simply there for you and the company you work for so errors can be found or calculated. Some have a layout that is easy to follow, while others are messy and hard to understand. If you find yourself in this situation, you are not alone. The best advice I can offer i
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B.Mailvaganam and N.Harrison
- Dec 15, 2018
- 5 min
Bill 47 (Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018) and what is reversed from Bill 148
Bill 47 received Royal Assent as of November 21, 2018. Several amendments have been issued to the Employment Standards Act, 2000, the Labour Relations Act, 1995, and the Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2009 and make complementary amendments to other Acts. See what reversals have been changed to Bill 148 and what other amendments have been issued. The following Bill 47 is to take in effect January 1, 2019, unless otherwise specifically stated: Minimum Wage Bi
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Barathi Mailvaganam,PCP
- Nov 18, 2018
- 5 min
Bill 148-Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 and What has Changed
Bill 148 legislation makes a number of changes to both the Employment Standards Act, 2000, the Labour Relations Act, 1995, and the Occupational Health and Safety Act, including raising the minimum wage and providing employees with various benefits/rights. The following areas have been affected: Equal pay for equal work based on employment status and assignment employee status One week’s notice or pay in lieu of notice for employees of temporary help agencies if longer-term as
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Nathan Harrison,PCP
- Oct 19, 2018
- 2 min
Would You Eat a Hamburger Without Fries?
No, of course not, that wouldn’t make any sense. Please allow me to stop you there, before you start talking about being a vegetarian, gluten intolerant, paleo, keto, vegan, or any other diet restrictions you may have or follow, just stick to the fundamentals; hamburgers and fries are meant to be on the same plate. So now that we agree, eating a hamburger without the fries doesn’t make any sense; processing your own payroll doesn’t make any sense either. Look at it this way.
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Barathi Mailvaganam,PCP
- Sep 25, 2018
- 1 min
Refunds of Saskatchewan PST in 2018
If you remember the new provincial sales tax that Saskatchewan introduced late in 2017 for insurance premiums, which was short lived, as of February 26, 2018 provincial sales tax was eliminated and it extended retroactively. The sales tax collected would be refunded to the employers and employees eventually. Thanks to the Canadian Payroll Association (CPA), the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has agreed that 2017 T4 and T4As are not to be amended for the PST from August to Decemb
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