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Legislative Roundup
Changes in payroll laws and regulations
from across Canada
News in Brief pg. 4
Higher pay raises expected for 2016 |
Unlimited vacations may not mean
more time off for workers| Average
weekly earnings down in May
Ask an expert pg. 5
Paying non-eligible
employees who work on
a statutory holiday|Reporting
PAs for employees
on unpaid leave
WSIB overhaul pg. 3
Ontario government proposes
new rate-setting framework
and eliminating the board's
experience rating programs
see SIMILARITIES page 2
Celebrating Celebrating
payroll payroll
National Payroll Week National Payroll Week
shines spotlight on shines spotlight on
payroll professionals payroll professionals
BY SHEILA BRAWN
IT'S ALL ABOUT communication. And it
really will be for payroll professionals at this
year's National Payroll Week (NPW).
Communication is the theme of the Ca-
nadian Payroll Association's (CPA's) annual
NPW, running from Sept. 14 to 18, with
events planned for cities across Canada.
"Communication is the most common ac-
tivity of payroll at every level, from payroll
administrator to payroll supervisor to pay-
roll manager," says CPA president and CEO
Patrick Culhane. "Even if there is an HR de-
partment, people tend to go to payroll first."
The week provides an opportunity both
to celebrate payroll professionals for the
work they do to pay workers accurately and
Ontario releases details
around pension plan
To be phased in between 2017 and 2021
BY SHEILA BRAWN
EMPLOYERS LOOKING for more details on Ontario's proposed
pension plan now have a clearer picture of what will be required, but
other questions about the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP)
remain.
Premier Kathleen Wynne first proposed the ORPP last year, say-
ing it was necessary to help residents save more for retirement since
the federal government has so far refused to enhance the Canada
Pension Plan (CPP).
The ORPP would be structured much like the CPP, with
Alberta
Reminder:
Minimum wages going up Oct. 1
The general minimum wage rate in Alberta will rise from $10.20 an
hour to $11.20 on Oct. 1. The minimum wage rate for liquor servers
will go from $9.20 an hour to $10.70. The increase is part of a two-
step plan to eliminate a separate liquor server rate as of Oct. 1, 2016.
Notley has previously said the government plans to increase the
general minimum wage rate to $15 an hour by 2018. It has been
consulting with industry associations that represent employers
that typically pay minimum wage, as well as labour and public in-
see NOT on page 6
Payroll professionals in Halifax attend a National Payroll Week session in September 2014.
Credit:
CPA
