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Legislative Roundup
Changes in payroll laws and regulations
from across Canada
News in Brief pg. 4
Feds continue to work on payroll
backlog|Court jails employer for not
paying wages|Committee
recommends ways to close gender
wage gap in Ontario
Ask an expert pg. 5
Clarifying bonuses for
temporary workers|Source
deductions on vacation pay
for deceased employees
Alberta
Reminder: Minimum wage rates going up
The general minimum wage rate in Alberta will rise from $11.20 an
hour to $12.20 on Oct. 1.
The rate will now apply to liquor servers since the government is
eliminating a separate minimum wage rate for them on Oct. 1.
Other minimum wage rates are also going up at the beginning of
October. The rate for certain salespersons specified in provincial
regulations will rise from $446.00 per week to $486.00.
The rate for domestic employees who live in their employer's
residence will increase from $2,127 per month to $2,316.
Labour Minister Christina Gray says the Alberta government will
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When change goes wrong,
payroll needs to respond quickly
Pay woes for federal civil servants highlight challenges
BY SHEILA BRAWN
WHILE PAY woes for federal civil servants
dealing with a new payroll system have
made headlines in recent months, poten-
tial payroll problems lurk for any employer
making payroll-related changes.
"There is a whole bunch of things that
can go wrong," says Gilles Champagne,
owner and principal consultant of the Mo-
saic Advisory Group.
Whether an employer is implementing a
new in-house payroll system, outsourcing
its payroll, switching payroll service pro-
viders or moving to a different pay period,
change can sometimes lead to problems
that cause employers to pay employees in-
correctly or not at all.
If this happens, payroll professionals have
to be ready to not only identify and fix the
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Panel asks for
feedback on changes
to Ontario laws
Review looking at payroll-related issues
BY SHEILA BRAWN
THE DEADLINE is fast approaching for Ontario employers and
payroll professionals who want to provide input on possible chang-
es to the province's employment standards and labour relations
laws.
Special advisors tasked with reviewing the Employment Stan-
dards Act, 2000 and Labour Relations Act, 1995, have set Oct. 14
as the final date for submitting comments on options for reform
The new Phoenix payroll system for federal workers has had numerous problems in its implementation.