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June 2017
Seeking success? You may want to upskill
Certifi cation, skills, networking
play important roles in payroll
career success: Hays survey
BY SHEILA BRAWN
PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS who want to advance
their careers need to focus on increasing their
qualifications, broadening their range of skills, and
networking. These are among the findings from a
new payroll salary survey.
The Hays 2017 Payroll Salary Guide looks at re-
cruitment, retention, salary and workplace trends in
the profession. The annual guide includes the results
of a survey of more than 1,500 payroll professionals
in Canada, including members of the Canadian Pay-
roll Association (CPA) and Hays' clients.
It found that even though the payroll job market
is expected, on average, to be better than it has been
over the last two years, most payroll teams say they
will not be hiring extensively this year. Although 58
per cent of payroll professionals surveyed think their
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Legislative Roundup
Changes in payroll laws and regulations
from across Canada
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Taking the stress
out of vacations
Vacation pay errors can lead to
extra work for staff , fi nes for companies
BY SHEILA BRAWN
WITH SUMMER almost here, many employees will be taking vaca-
tions over the coming weeks — if they have not already started.
While vacation time can be relaxing for employees, paying them
for the time off can cause headaches for payroll departments if not
done correctly. Not only will employees complain if they do not
think they were paid enough or on time, but vacation pay errors
could lead to extra work for payroll staff or even employment stan-
dards fines or penalties.
Employment standards rules for vacation may seem straightfor-
ward at first glance. Employees earn a minimum amount of vacation
Canada
Feds table budget legislation
The federal government recently put forward legislation to imple-
ment measures proposed in this year's budget, including allow-
ing employers to issue T4s electronically as a standard method of
delivery.
Bill C-44, the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1, which
the government tabled on April 11, would amend the Income Tax
Act and its regulations to allow employers to distribute T4s elec-
tronically to employees without first obtaining their consent.
To do so, employers would have to meet Canada Revenue
Agency criteria, including providing a secure portal and site
for employees to access and print T4s and giving employees the
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News in Brief pg. 4
No payroll-related tax rate changes
in Ontario budget | Yukon sets up
panel to help shape future budgets|
Feds still addressing Phoenix issues
Ask an expert pg. 5
Calculating C/QPP deductions
on vacation pay | Vacation
rules for commission-based
employees | Taxable
benefi ts and vacation pay
Income tax at 100 pg. 3
There was a time when only the federal
government levied income tax. The role
the provinces play in the process has
changed over the past century