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Legislative Roundup
Changes in payroll laws and regulations
from across Canada
News in Brief pg. 4
Manitoba plans to index tax
brackets|CRA revises PD7A|Alberta
holding minimum wage consultations|
Average weekly earnings up in March
Ask an expert pg. 5
Determining vacation
pay|Vacations for part-time
employees|Including holiday
pay in vacation earnings
Alberta
Province consulting
on labour changes for farm workers
The provincial government has set up six working groups to devel-
op recommendations on how employment standards, occupational
health and safety and labour relations should be applied to employ-
ers and employees in the agriculture sector.
The consultations stem from legislative changes that the Alberta
legislature passed late last year to provide better workplace protec-
tions for paid employees working on farms and ranches. Bill 6, the
Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act, amend-
ed the Workers' Compensation Regulation to remove a number of
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Flexible work
arrangements pg. 3
Examination will consider whether
federal workers should have the right
to request fl exible work schedules
Playing by the same rulebook
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
harmonize rules for employee records, electronic pay statements
BY SHEILA BRAWN
IN AN EFFORT to make it easier for busi-
nesses to operate in more than one juris-
diction, Canada's Maritime provinces will
harmonize most of the rules for employee
recordkeeping and electronic pay state-
ments next year.
This spring, legislatures in New Bruns-
wick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
passed amendments to labour standards
laws to better align provisions covering re-
cords and pay statements. The changes will
come into effect on Jan. 1.
The pay statement amendments will al-
low employers to give employees pay stubs
electronically, as long as the employees have
confidential access to them and a way to
make a paper copy of them at work.
While these rules already apply in P.E.I.,
current provisions in New Brunswick's
Employment Standards Act only require
see SOME page 2
Employment
allowances
can be taxing
Review of 3 types of allowances
shows challenges of administering them
BY SHEILA BRAWN
MAKING SURE EMPLOYERS comply with pay-related rules is a
critical part of a payroll professional's job. Non-compliance may lead
to fines, penalties, extra work for payroll and unhappy employees.
One area that can be particularly challenging is administering
employment benefits and allowances. The Canadian Payroll As-
sociation recently published a list of the Canada Revenue Agency's
