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September 2017
Continuing education vital for payroll
Professionals who don't keep up
could put employer, job at risk
BY SHEILA BRAWN
"THE MORE that you read, the more things you
will know. The more that you learn, the more places
you'll go."
While Dr. Seuss may not have had payroll in mind
when he wrote those two sentences in I Can Read
with My Eyes Shut!, they sum up the importance of
continual learning for payroll professionals.
Besides having to understand and comply with
numerous laws and regulations that govern payroll,
those working in the profession must also learn and
adapt to continually evolving technologies. Payroll
professionals who do not keep up run the risk of put-
ting their employer on the wrong side of compliance
and possibly stalling their own career.
The Canadian Payroll Association (CPA) sees
continuing education as so vital to the profession
that it requires its certification holders to obtain
a minimum number of continuing professional
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Legislative Roundup
Changes in payroll laws and regulations
from across Canada
see LAWS page 6
Credit:
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Amendments spell
change for EI, CLC
Employers may need to revisit rules
on insurance benefi ts, unpaid leaves
BY SHEILA BRAWN
RECENTLY PASSED amendments to employment insurance (EI)
and federal labour standards laws may require some employers to
revise their benefit policies. In addition, federally regulated employ-
ers will have to adapt to new rules for enforcing labour standards.
The changes are part of federal Bill C-44, the Budget Implementa-
tion Act, 2017, No. 1, which received royal assent on June 22. At the
time of writing, most of the act was not yet in force.
The act implements a number of measures proposed in this
year's federal budget. In addition to the EI and Canada Labour
Code amendments, it includes income tax changes that will permit
Canada
Average weekly earnings
up slightly in May: StatsCan
Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $972
in May, up slightly from $970.40 in April, according to Statistics
Canada. On a year-over-year basis, weekly earnings were up two
per cent from May 2016.
Non-farm payroll employees worked an average of 32.7 hours a
week in May, up from 32.6 hours in April, but down from 32.8 hours
in May 2016.
Year-over-year earnings of non-farm payroll employees increased
in eight provinces, with Manitoba experiencing the most growth.
see MANY page 2
News in Brief pg. 4
Fewer Canadians covered by registered
pension plans | 10 charged in alleged
benefi ts fraud at TTC | National Payroll
Week celebrates profession
Ask an Expert pg. 5
Taxable benefi ts from
supplier discounts,
subsidized cafeterias |
Maintaining benefi ts
during a mat leave
WCB review pg. 3
Panel recommends
Alberta employers
maintain health benefi ts,
reinstate injured workers
