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March 2018
A $15 minimum wage – and beyond
British Columbia latest province
to legislate signifi cant increase
BY SHEILA BRAWN
IS A $15-an-hour minimum wage rate contagious?
Labour and anti-poverty activists across Canada cer-
tainly hope so.
With Alberta and Ontario both poised to hike their
minimum wage rate to $15 in the coming months,
workers' rights advocates in other jurisdictions are
pressing for similar wage increases.
British Columbia is one jurisdiction where labour
and anti-poverty activists have made headway in
their push for $15. The province's NDP government
recently announced that it would raise B.C.'s mini-
mum wage rate — currently at $11.35 an hour — to
over $15 by June 2021.
To get there, the rate will gradually rise over the
next three years, beginning with an increase to
$12.65 on June 1. It will go to $13.85 on June 1, 2019,
$14.60 on June 1, 2020, and $15.20 on June 1, 2021.
"We are taking a balanced approach that will work
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Legislative Roundup
Changes in payroll laws and regulations
from across Canada
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Credit:
Kevin
Light
(Reuters)
Global diffi culties
persist for payroll
'Doing business across borders
has hidden complications': Expert
BY SHEILA BRAWN
WHILE RUNNING a payroll in one country can be difficult, two re-
cent surveys shed light on the challenges that face payroll profes-
sionals working for global organizations.
Not only must they comply with payroll rules in each country
where staffers are employed, they must sometimes work with a num-
ber of different payroll service providers and contend with issues
such as global reporting and language and time zone differences.
"Doing business across borders has hidden complications. Leg-
islation and regulations can be broadly similar, but there will usu-
ally be small differences which can trip up an unwary payroll
Manitoba
Provincial health and tax levy report
due at month's end
Employers who pay the provincial Health and Post Secondary Edu-
cation Tax Levy must file an annual report with the provincial Fi-
nance Department by March 31.
The department uses the report to reconcile an employer's an-
nual payroll with the tax levy it paid for the year.
Along with the annual return, employers must submit a cheque
for any amount owing (unless paying online), a copy of the appli-
cable T4 and T4A summaries, and a summary of any contributions
to an employee profit-sharing plan or an employee trust.
They must also include a reconciliation of the difference between
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Premier John Horgan speaks with a supporter at the front steps of the B.C. legislature in
Victoria, on July 18, 2017. The province is raising its minimum wage to $15.20 by 2021.
News in Brief pg. 4
Canadian workers less loyal: Survey |
Permanent minimum-wage body
recommended in B.C. | Workplace highest
source of stress: Survey
Ask an Expert pg. 5
Tackling pension adjustment
errors in T4 box 52 |
Regarding sick leave, what is
required by law?
Getting ready
for fl ex time pg. 3
Changes coming to
Canada Labour Code,
Ontario ESA