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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,…

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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…

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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…

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The legal drinking age in Canada varies by province. The legal drinking age is 18 in Alberta, Manitoba, and Quebec and 19 in the rest of the country (British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador).

The History of the Legal Drinking Age in Canada

The…

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In the business world, “restructuring” is a term that often circulates in the corridors of large, publicly listed companies experiencing downward share prices. While it carries a technical veneer, at its heart, restructuring is a polite term for mass terminations. So, what drives companies to adopt this course of action, and what does…

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In Brief: All About The Minimum Wage

Minimum wage is the lowest pay rate that employers are allowed to offer employees in Ontario. The minimum wage is a floor and no employer can go below it.

The minimum wage applies to most Ontario workers (but not all workers), including workers working…

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Sometimes A Good Quote Is All You Need

Everyone has moments when the going gets tough, especially in the realm of small business. I have had these seem feeling run my small law practice and my HR tech startup. If you’re an entrepreneur feeling bogged down by challenges or demotivated by a…

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Introduction: All About Employee Retention

Employee retention, defined as an organization’s ability to retain its employees over a specified period, has become a focal point in organizational studies. The significance of understanding and enhancing retention stems from the considerable costs associated with employee turnover, including recruitment expenses, lost expertise, and potential impacts…