This quarterly newsletter gives you timely insight into legislative developments and precedent-setting pay and employment equity case law. You'll receive practical guidance on implementing pay and employment equity initiatives through feature articles and guidance on available resources.

Included free with the purchase of Workplace Equity Guide.

Updated quarterly. Available to be e-mailed in PDF format only.ff

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One of the most important areas for HR professionals to keep up with is workplace equity. Compliance is one reason. The other is the more productive and happier workforce an effective workplace equity program can lead to. Workplace Equity Guide will help you implement and maintain both pay and employment equity. It gives you up-to-date text of relevant law, regulations, forms, guidelines, and case law from across Canada. It also includes examples of employment and pay equity plans, employment equity goals, workforce surveys, calculations for pay equity adjustments, timetables, and more. In addition, it will assist you in dealing with harassment in the workplace, achieving an appropriate work-life balance for employees and a host of other issues. Updates to your research library are delivered immediately from the editor's desktop to you.

Topics covered:

• Diversity issues
• Full text of court and Pay Equity Tribunal cases
• Pay equity
• Employment equity
• The law legislative record
• Forms and guidelines
• Implementation considerations

Benefits include:

• Provides you with assistance in interpreting the pay and employment equity laws and regulations
• Allows you to select the most effective method of job comparison and workforce analysis for your individual situation
• Assists you in dealing with workplace accommodation of employees with disabilities
• Helps you to set up education and training programs
• Provides solutions on how to deal with harassment in the workplace
• Helps with the successful collection and analysis of data required to implement pay equity plans, based on applicable legislation
• New developments keep you up to date on recent case law in the area

DVD and loose leaf updated quarterly.

Includes quarterly newsletter, Focus on Canadian Employment and Equality Rights Newsletter.

Focus on Canadian Employment and Equality Rights Newsletter.

Staying up-to-date on the most recent cases, laws, and other current issues in the areas of employment, equality, and human rights is essential to keep you or your company from becoming entangled in costly employment-related disputes. Focus on Canadian Employment and Equality Rights newsletter helps employers and HR practitioners stay compliant and avoid such conflicts. It provides reviews and analysis from various experts on the most topical issues in the areas of employment, equality, and human rights. Practical features such as case notes, legislative updates, Question and Answer, and Did You Know? offer valuable insights on a wide range of topics, such as workplace diversity and accommodation, employment agreements, absent

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Make your job easier, stay informed and increase efficiency!

Penfacts is a one-stop guide to pensions in Canada. It provides information on pension plans that is of significant benefit to plan sponsors, administrators, students, and other pension stakeholders. Penfacts also provides easy to understand information about pension plan investing as well as brief and easy to read details about the role of actuaries in the field of pensions.

Includes focus on:

• Pension Plans
• Legislation
• Investment Management
• Other Retirement Programs
• Pension Administration
• Interpreting an Actuarial Report

Penfacts is written in conjunction with the Association of Canadian Pension Management (ACPM), and edited by Neil Cohen, B.Sc., B.A., LL.B., a research lawyer who concentrates his work in the area of pensions and benefits. A graduate of the University of Western Ontario’s Law School and a member of the Bar of the Law Society of Upper Canada, Neil is a member of various pensions and benefits organizations.

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Payroll Management Guide helps you resolve day-to-day payroll issues and guides you in effective payroll planning. This reporter instructs you on how to implement proactive, efficient payroll procedures while ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local requirements.

The Internet version includes the time-saving tool Paycheck Calculator, providing the ability to perform Gross-to-Net and Net-to-Gross calculations, tax-free bonus calculations, dual year calculations, Federal W-4 and state exemption certificate creation, and more!

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How prepared are you for unforeseen emergencies in your organization? The best way to prepare for unknown contingencies is to be ready for them. Proactive planning for such events makes you aware of any of the dangers associated with them. As unlikely as some events might seem to be in Canada, are you willing to take the chance of not being prepared?

Emergency Disaster Guidelines & Procedures For Employees is designed to prepare you, the employer, for any eventuality relating to any man-made or natural disaster or emergency. Most importantly, this publication discusses the elements necessary in developing an emergency response plan or business continuity plan. It also presents Canadian legislative references that are important considerations in the realization of a complete emergency plan.

Topics covered:

• Man-made contingencies like terrorism
• Fire safety
• Hazardous materials
• Bomb threats
• Crowd management
• Natural contingencies: blizzards, earthquakes, hurricanes, lightning, floods, and tornadoes

Features include:

• Tips on responding to numerous man-made and natural contingencies
• Inclusion of Canadian legislative references that will be of interest to all provinces
• Elements to consider in developing an emergency plan
• List of industry and other relevant e-mail addresses is included for further consideration

About the Authors
William Avery has an extensive background in the sport, leisure and entertainment industry. He has acted as Safety Manager for Busch Gardens, and as Corporate Safety Advisor for the Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. (including all locations of Busch Gardens, Adventure Island, Sesame Place and Grant's Farm). In 1986, he joined SeaWorld Parks Ltd. as Director of Risk Management. In 1990, he began safety consulting and loss prevention work with various organizations.

Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA) is a not-for-profit, member-driven organization operating since 1917. Representing approximately 45,000 member firms and more than 1.5 million workers, IAPA is Canada's leading health and safety association, providing educational, consulting and information programs, products and services for the prevention of workplace injury and illness.

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See below for recent changes to employment and labour law.

For 25 years now, the Canadian Master Labour Guide has made it easier for our customers to stay on top of changes in federal and provincial employment and labour law.

Employers and advisors trust the Canadian Master Labour Guide to be their definitive source for employment and labour law, including information on

• Key changes in statutory requirements
• Critical court rulings
• Employment Standards
• Human Rights, Equal Pay/Pay Equity, and Employment Equity
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Employment Insurance
• Oganized Labour
• Collective Bargaining

Here is a sample of some recent changes to employment and labour law included in this new edition:

• Major changes in Employment Insurance, including:
  • additional benefit weeks for all claimants;
  • further additional benefits for long-tenured workers;
  • EI benefit scheme for the self-employed;
  • freezing of premium rates for 2010;
  • changes to premium reduction plan reapplication;
  • Reservist leave added in Alberta and the Yukon.
• Overhaul of employment standards in Prince Edward Island.
• Protection for foreign caregivers in Ontario.
• New "public emergency" leave and new mediation procedures in Nova Scotia.
• New minimum wage increases in New Brunswick.
• Supreme Court of Canada decisions on dismissals in the midst of business closings.

In addition, the following changes, highlighted in the 24th edition as upcoming, will be incorporated into the 25th edition:

• New protections in Ontario for employees from temporary work agencies.
• Human rights changes in Alberta regarding sexual orientation and the complaint process.
• New Pay Equity Act in New Brunswick.
• Notable changes to the Yukon human rights complaint process.

And remember, we don't just provide information – we provide key commentaries to help you quickly understand what the changes mean so you can respond appropriately.

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An authoritative source for federal government organizations, Crown corporations, and industrial assistance programs, Canadian Government Programs and Services newsletter contains information from various government departments, including a key media contact and phone numbers.

Included free with the purchase of Canadian Government Programs and Services.

Updated bi-monthly. Available to be e-mailed in PDF format only.

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Canadian Employment Safety and Health Guide newsletter covers health, safety, and related legal issues affecting all workplaces in Canada, including offices, offsite locations, and mobile workstations. It monitors recent trends and discoveries in the health field and explains their legal implications from both an employer's and employee's perspective. It includes articles and discussions on emerging health and safety developments and summaries of recent court judgements.

Canadian Employment Safety and Health Guide newsletter also includes information on legislative changes throughout Canada. It informs readers of new case law and reminds of them impending compliance deadlines, new penalties, and fines for contravening the law.

Included free with the purchase of Canadian Employment Safety & Health Guide.

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If you work in the employment and safety area, this should be the only reference resource you'll need. It covers federal, provincial, and territorial laws and regulations and gives you analysis of a broad range of topics (see below). You'll also have commentary on new developments and emerging trends in every Canadian jurisdiction plus summaries of decisions from the courts, Workers' Compensation Tribunals and Labour Relations Boards. In addition, it monitors trends in occupational health and looks at their legal implications.

Includes monthly newsletter, Canadian Employment Safety and Health Guide.

With the launch of the new Internet platform, the updates to your research library are delivered immediately from the editors' desktop to you. The CD and looseleaf subscriptions are updated monthly.

Topics covered:

• Employers' duties and rights
• Workers' duties and rights
• Occupational health and safety
• Workers' compensation
• Toxic substances/physical agents
• Administration/inspection/enforcement
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
• Health and Safety Committees

Benefits:

• Helps you to comply with the law and assists you in developing plans and strategies for a healthier and safer workplace
• Covers all aspects of occupational health, safety, wellness, and related legal issues affecting all workplaces
• Indispensable resource helps you to avoid expensive fines
• Monitors recent trends and discoveries in the occupational health and safety field and reveals their legal implications and how they affect your business
• Explains your duties and responsibilities under federal and provincial legislation
• Includes extensive commentary on every Canadian jurisdiction
• Provides you with examples of new or potential health and safety hazards
• Covers your employees' rights to refuse unsafe work
• Cites relevant case law
• Reminds you of impending compliance deadlines, as well as new penalties and fines for contravening the law

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Canadian Employment Law Guide newsletter is the fastest and easiest way to stay up-to-date on the ever-changing legislation covering employment standards and the human rights legal landscape in Canada. Expert commentary will also grant you valuable insight on the latest developments and issues in employment law.

Included free with the purchase of Canadian Employment Law Guide.

Updated bi-monthly. Available to be e-mailed in PDF format only.

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Employment standards are constantly changing and it's vital that you keep up. Canadian Employment Law Guide is the ideal way to stay up-to-date. It will keep you informed of significant changes occurring in all the key areas of employment law. It also includes Q&A sections covering some of the most common employment standards issues, such as maternity and parental leave, vacations with pay, harassment in the workplace, and terminations. Although there is no legislation included in the product, you'll find expert commentary and many useful and relevant case summaries throughout.

Topics covered:

• Employment Insurance
• Minimum wage/overtime
• Equal pay/employment equity
• Payment of wages
• Hours of work
• Personnel records
• Human rights
• Privacy in the workplace
• Labour jurisdictions
• Statutory holidays
• Leaves of absence
• Termination
• Minimum age
• Vacations

Features include:

• Case Table
• Newsletter
• Cumulative Index
• Topical Index

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The complex field of benefits and pensions becomes a lot clearer with the help of Canadian Employment Benefits and Pension Guide newsletter. It will make it easy to stay on top of legislative developments and policy initiatives across Canada. You'll stay abreast of legislation, tax issues, news from the U.S., and vital statistics such as CIA minimum transfer value rates. And each issue has feature articles providing insight and advice on major issues and emerging trends.

Included free with the purchase of Canadian Employment Benefits and Pension Guide.

Updated monthly. Available in PDF format.

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Everything employers need to know about employment, compensation and benefits.

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Canadian Master Payroll Guide, 5th Edition is an essential resource for day-to-day payroll functions.  This guide puts all the critical information you need to solve day-to-day payroll issues at your fingertips. This essential resource is the only guide on the market to include convenient charts and formulas. Plus, its comprehensive information is packaged in a portable format that’s up-to-date and easy to understand. 

The Canadian Master Payroll Guide also includes background and commentaries that provide helpful guidance on how to apply the information in each section. The Guide is organized in an intuitive way that mirrors the payroll workflow and covers standard payroll situations. 

View the Table of Contents.

This book helps you ensure that:

• Payroll transactions are accurately reported and recorded
• Your organization meets all governing legislation and regulations
• Monies withheld from employees’ pay are held in trust and remitted on the appropriate due dates
• Your organization is protected against payroll-related fraud
• Your organization maintains the confidentiality of the information flowing through the payroll department

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Readers of the Canadian Master Labour Guide know that finding a trustworthy information source is vital and they have been placing their trust in our guide for over 28 years. 

This best-seller can help you stay on top of changes to employment and labour law.
With complete coverage of federal and provincial labour and employment laws, the Canadian Master Labour Guide gives you the essential information every employer needs to know in one portable and trustworthy source.

WHY Choose Canadian Master Labour Guide?

Employers and advisers turn to Canadian Master Labour Guide as the definitive source for employment and labour law, including information on:

• Key changes in statutory requirements
• Critical court rulings
• New government policies

Key topics include:

• Labour Jurisdictions
• Labour Standards
• Fair Employment Practices: Human Rights, Equal Pay/Pay Equity, and Employment Equity
• Special Issues: Occupational Health and Safety and Employment Insurance
• Organized Labour
• Collective Bargaining

WHAT’S NEW in the 29th Edition?

• Family Day holiday introduced in British Columbia.
• Leaves of absence:
  • Reservist leave added for Nunavut.
  • Leave for death or disappearance of a child added for the federal jurisdiction and Manitoba.
  • Leave for a critically ill child introduced for the federal jurisdiction and Manitoba.
• Maximum hours of operation on Sundays and certain holidays expanded for retail businesses in Manitoba.
• Minimum wage increases in Alberta, BC, Manitoba, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and Yukon.
• New definitions of “suitable employment” and “reasonable job search” for Employment Insurance claimants.
• Expanded commentary on the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.
• Repeal of the exception which permitted mandatory retirement in the Canadian Human Rights Act.
• New prohibited grounds of discrimination:
  • Gender identity in Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and On

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This publication is designed to save you time when you need information. It's the first publication in Canada to give you a searchable database on both benefits and pensions in a CD-ROM or Internet format. With this Guide, you'll have the most comprehensive library available for employment benefits and pensions in Canada. Just look over the topics covered below and you'll see that this unique publication includes all the information you need in one convenient-to-access source.

Includes monthly newsletter, Canadian Employment Benefits and Pensions Guide Newsletter.

With the launch of the new Internet platform, the updates to your research library are delivered immediately from the editors' desktop to you. The CD and looseleaf subscriptions are updated monthly.

Topics Covered

• Government Sponsored Pension Plans
• Employer Plans – Standards Legislation
• Tax Issues – Employer Sponsored Plans
• Registered Retirement Savings Plans
• How to Set Up a Plan
• Plan Administration
• Social Security Agreements
• Employee Benefits
• Executive and Incentive Compensation
• Flex Benefits and Work Practices
• Pre-Retirement Counseling
• Legislation
• Releases, Bulletins, Policies
• Full text of Laws & Regulations for federal and provincial Pension Legislation
• Pension Appeals Board cases and recent case digests (CCH is the only publisher that carries PAB cases! Pension Appeal Board sends only to us to publish – cases go back as far as 1960's in the electronic format)

Features

• This product's information, analysis and current news will help you develop and administer benefit and pension plans.
• It will keep you up-to-date on information pertaining to benefits and pension contributions.
• The immediate retrieval (in the electronic version) of information, instant links from section to section and program to program, and the extensive information and research resources of CCH, make it an indispensable addition to your HR library.
• This guide describes thoroughly the types of plans available and includes a design criteria and registration information you can use to implement in your organization.
• Conveniently organized commentary and charts help you with the plan's day-today administration.
• For your convenience, relevant tax issues are easily referenced and explanatory commentary is consolidated alongside Revenue Canada Information Bulletins and Circulars, and Guides.
• Enjoy access to information on a full range of employee benefits, including group insurance plans, bonuses, workers' compensation and employment insurance.

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The Mercer/CCH Guide for Employers Newsletter is published monthly and emailed to subscribers in PDF format.

The Newsletter is written by experts in the field and is a valuable reminder of what’s new in the constantly growing and changing compensation landscape.

Each issue provides you with:

• Lead articles on timely relevant topics to keep you current.
• Tips from experts at Mercer regarding salary benchmarking and how to use Mercer’s MarketPricer™ tool.
• A summary of recent cases and legislative developments from across Canada to keep you up-to-date.
• Tips and practice tools to aid you in your day-to-day decision making.

This Newsletter is included free, in the Mercer/CCH Guide for Employers subscription. For more information, go to www.cch.ca/mercercchguide.

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An essential resource for day-to-day payroll functions.

Canadian Master Payroll Guide, 2nd Edition puts all of the critical information you need for day-to-day payroll issues at your fingertips. This essential resource is the only guide on the market to include convenient charts and formulas. Plus, its comprehensive information is packaged in a portable format that’s up-to-date and easy to understand.

The Canadian Master Payroll Guide covers all standard payroll situations, and includes background and commentaries that provide helpful guidance on how to apply the information in each section. The Guide is organized in an intuitive way that mirrors the payroll workflow, and it also includes easy-to-understand interpretations and charts of national and provincial legislative requirements.

The 2nd Edition of the Guide includes key updates that all payroll professionals need to know for 2011.  Here is a sample of what’s new:

2011 Rates and Figures:s

• Provincial Tax Rates
• CPP/QPP Annual Maximums and Contribution Rates
• EI Premiums and Premium Reduction
• Workers’ Compensation Maximum Insurance Earnings
• Employer Taxes and Levies
• Employer Pension Plans Contribution Limits

Taxable Benefits
Changes have been made to the treatment of:

• Gifts and Awards
• Wage Loss Replacement Plans
• Employee Stock Options

Employment Standards

• New and revised Prince Edward Island Employment Standards Legislation
• New Organ Donor Leave for Manitoba and Quebec
• New Citizenship Ceremony Leave for Manitoba
• Minimum Wage rate changes for all provinces as appropriate 
• Record of Employment (ROE)
• The Employer Guide to completing the Record of Employment has been revised and expanded.

Year-End Reporting
The new CRA and Revenu Québec electronic filing requirements have been incorporated.

Reporting of Retiring Allowances
Changes in the reporting of eligible and non-eligible retiring allowances amounts, including those amounts paid to Status Indians, have been incorporated.

T4A Redesign
Recent changes to the T4A slip have been identified and explained.

The Canadian Master Payroll Guide, 2nd Edition simplifies payroll to ensure that:

• Payroll transactions are accurately reported and recorded
• Your organization meets all governing legislation and regulations
• Monies withheld from employees’ pays are held in trust and rem

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An essential resource for day-to-day payroll functions.

The new Canadian Master Payroll Guide puts all of the critical information you need for day-to-day payroll issues at your fingertips. This essential resource is the only Guide on the market to include convenient charts and formulas. Plus, its comprehensive information is packaged in a portable format that's up-to-date and easy to understand!

The Canadian Master Payroll Guide features current and accurate information in the following categories:

• Payroll Overview d
• Employment Standards
• Earnings, Allowances & Expense Reimbursement
• Employee Benefits
• Statutory Deductions: Employer Remittances
• Statutory Deductions: Tax
• Statutory Deductions: Employment Insurance
• Record of Employment
• Employer Taxes and Levies
• Employer Pension Plans
• Year-End Reporting
• Workers' Compensation (Rates Charts)

The Canadian Master Payroll Guide also includes background and commentaries that provide helpful guidance on how to apply the information in each section. The Guide is organized in an intuitive way that mirrors the payroll workflow and covers standard payroll situations.

It also includes an easy-to-understand interpretation of legislative requirements nationally as well as across the provinces. Here are just a few of the handy charts that are included:

• yearly payroll rates
• statutory deductions
• federal income tax
• CPP
• QPP
• EI

BETTER TOOLS = ACCURATE PAYROLL

The Canadian Master Payroll Guide simplifies payroll to help you ensure that:

• payroll transactions are accurately reported and recorded
• your organization meets all governing legislation and regulations
• monies withheld from employees' pays are held in trust and remitted on the appropriate due dates
• your organization is protected against payroll-related fraud
• your organization maintains the confidentiality of the information flowing through the payroll department

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Make sure you are up-to-date on recent changes to employment and labour law with this best seller.

The Canadian Master Labour Guide has made it easier for our customers to stay on top of changes in federal and provincial employment and labour law.

And -- we provide key commentaries to help ysou quickly understand what the changes mean so you can respond appropriately.

Here is a sample of some recent changes to employment and labour law included in this new edition:

• Major overhaul of employment standards in Prince Edward Island
• Addition of several new leaves of absence, including organ donor leave in Manitoba and Quebec, and citizenship ceremony leave in Manitoba
• Significant changes to human rights in Newfoundland and Labrador from new Human Rights Act
• New protections for foreign live-in caregivers in Ontario
• New workplace violence and harassment requirements in Ontario (Bill 168)
• Changes to construction industry labour relations in Saskatchewan
• Minimum wage increases in Manitoba, PEI, Quebec, and Nunavut
• Employment Insurance Regulations modified to include new plan for the self-employed, now in effect
• Changes to special Employment Insurance benefits relating to training and pilot projects

Employers and advisors trust the Canadian Master Labour Guide to be their definitive source for employment and labour law, including information on:

• Key changes in statutory requirements
• Critical court rulings
• New government policies
• Labour Jurisdictions
• Labour Standards
• Fair Employment Practices: Human Rights, Equal Pay/Pay Equity, and Employment Equity
• Special Issues: Occupational Health and Safety and Employment Insurance
• Organized Labour
• Collective Bargaining

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2012 will be a challenging year to be in compliance with the ever-changing payroll laws and regulations. To add to your stress, Federal and state agencies are ramping up audits. And, the penalties the government may impose are substantial!

How do you stay in compliance and avoid penalties?

The APA Basic Guide to Payroll is written to make understanding the laws and regulations as easy as possible. And this single-volume guide is filled with tools to help you apply the law and make proper calculations – with ease!

Among the many, handy features, you'll find:

• How to complete the W-2
• 50-state charts that give you at-a-glance answers to questions regarding key payroll requirements
• Our Fingertip Guide that enables you to find payroll taxability and wage-hour ramifications of benefits immediately
• Clear checklists that help you make precise determinations quickly and confidently
  
  
  
  

And much more!

The 2012 APA Basic Guide to Payroll has been updated to include:

• The latest about reporting the value of health care coverage on the W-2
• Updated figures for 2012
• New reasons why you may be required to reject a child support withholding order
• The FUTA tax rate
• Recent developments on what's considered timely mailed and filed
• What the courts are saying about paying employees for donning and doffing
• Whether there will be a Social Security tax cut for 2012 (President Obama proposed a lower rate for both employers and employees)
• What the IRS is saying about the taxability of employer-provided cell phones
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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