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An eBook is a digital version of a conventional printed book. Perfect for your PC desktop, you’ll be able to access answers to tough HR issues quickly and easily. Portable, bring them with you on a laptop wherever your business may take you.

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Summary of this eBook

Implementing Best Practices in Human Resources Management will help you to realize the full potential of your department's role in your organization and maximize the positive impact on your business. It ensures that employees and managers understand your organization's expectations, policies, and practices. It helps you become the internal organizational expert, drawing senior management to your proactive approach to HR strategies and confirming how HR is instrumental in helping the organization flourish. It also develops methods for implementing successful HR strategies that will impact the organization's culture, business objectives, and overall success.

What's New in the 2nd edition:

• Accommodation in Employment
• Discipline
• Diversity
• Due Diligence
• Orientation Programs
• Outsourcing
• Privacy
• Recognition Programs
• Retention Strategies
• Succession Planning
• Training

About the Author

Hugh Secord is a graduate of the University of Toronto (Honours B.A. in Sociology/Economics) and York University (M.B.A. - Finance). He also holds the CHRP designation and is a candidate to receive the Senior Human Resources Professional designation recently introduced in Canada.

Hugh has over 28 years of experience in Human Resource Management and Labour Relations in virtually every industrial sector. He held several CHRO positions before entering the consulting field in 2005. Hugh has acted as chief spokesman in over 130 collective agreements, and has been involved in resolving hundreds of grievances and other employment disputes. Hugh has proactively promoted alternative dispute resolution methods, and his innovative approaches led to one of the fir

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Summary of this eBook

In periods of fluctuating economies and rapidly changing workforces, Pensions and Benefits take on an added importance. In the section on Pensions you will have access to an extensive review of pension legislation and requirements, funding guidelines, and taxation as well as other critical information necessary to help you manage your portfolio through these challenging times. The section on Benefits will guide you through the multitude of choices available, including flex plans and non-traditional benefits, and discuss how each can be used to provide additional value or cost control. In Payroll Processing, you will find an effective, easy-to-navigate reference guide for all your payroll needs.

This eBook has three sections:

• Pensions
• Benefits
• Payroll Processing

About the Authors

Neil Cohen obtained his LL.B. from the University of Western Ontario and was called to the Bar in 1996. He has extensive experience as a research lawyer and writer in the human resources field. He previously worked as a research lawyer with a major consulting firm, and as the Senior Editor of the CCH publication the Canadian Employment Benefits and Pension Guide. Neil is the current editor of the CCH publication PENFACTS: A Guide to Pensions in Canada.

Theo Anne Opie, LL.B. received her LL.B. from the University of Windsor and is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. She specializes in the areas of Payroll, Human Resources, and Employment Standards law. She has written for such CCH products as the Canadian Labour Law Reporter, Labour Notes, PaySource, and Tax Topics.

Summary of this eBook

Employment and labour law is the lifeblood of HR practitioners and plays an essential part in managing the workforce. Whether you’re an employer of choice or working hard to get there, every workplace must meet employment standards requirements, follow health and safety rules, and guard against workplace discrimination. Put the tools at your fingertips to ensure your policies, practices, and advice to management are as accurate and up to date as possible.

This eBook has five sections:

• Employment Standards
• Employee Information and Records
• Discrimination
• Privacy
• Health and Safety

About the Authors

Theo Anne Opie, LL.B. received her LL.B. from the University of Windsor and is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. She specializes in the areas of Payroll, Human Resources, and Employment Standards law. She has written for such Wolters Kluwer CCH products as the Canadian Labour Law Reporter, Labour Notes, PaySource, and Tax Topics.

Paul Shemilt, CHRP graduated as a mechanical engineering technologist from Durham College, and later obtained his Certified Human Resources Professional designation in 1990. He began his career as a manufacturing supervisor in a unionized environment, and progressed in two global companies to director of corporate human resources.

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Summary of this eBook

This module provides you with the leading edge information and practices necessary to maximize the contributions of your workforce by providing guidance in areas such as Recruiting, Performance Management, Discipline, and Terminations. Use the section on HR Strategy to define your objectives and develop programs for everything from M&A activity to the effective use of external consultants.

This eBook has five sections:

• Employee Relations
• Employee Development
• Staffing
• Compensation
• HR Strategy

About the Author

Cissy Pau, CHRP is the principal consultant of Clear HR Consulting Inc., a human resources consulting firm in Vancouver, B.C., that helps small- and medium-sized businesses establish HR policies, procedures, and processes. Ms. Pau’s specialty is developing and implementing practical HR processes for companies experiencing growth and change. She is a leading HR expert, is often quoted by local and national media, and is a frequent speaker at conferences and trade association meetings. She is also an instructor at the British Columbia Institute of Technology’s Peter Thomson Centre for Venture Development.

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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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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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The essential publication for anyone dealing with CPP or OAS issues.

Dealing with CPP or OAS questions and concerns can be difficult because of the procedural, evidentiary and substantive issues that inevitably arise. But, when you have your copy of the Annotated Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security Act, 10th Edition, 2011 handy, dealing with these issues becomes much faster and easier.

The section-by-section annotations provide you with expert commentary, opinions and explanations of the legislative provisions, regulations and court decisions concerning CPP and OAS issues. It also covers pending legislation and new scases, plus the decisions of the Pension Appeals Board and the Review Tribunal.

The Honourable Gordon Killeen, Q.C., of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, is an active member of the Pension Appeal Board. His conference lectures in recent years have been influential in the evolution of CPP disability law.

Andrew James is a legal writer. He is the co-author of Ontario Superior Court Practice (with Mr. Justice Todd Archibald, The Honorable Gordon Killeen, Q.C. and James Morton), and Ontario Family Law Practice (with Justice Craig Perkins and Esther Lenkinski).

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The essential publication for anyone dealing with CPP or OAS issues.

• Coming into force of amendments reducing the contributory requirements for disability benefits for contributors with at least 25 years of contributions
  
• Streamlining of standard of review rules by Supreme Court of Canada
  
  
• Ground-breaking new Federal Court of Appeal decisions on issues such as:
  - capacity to apply for benefits
  - right of Government to be heard on a motion to rescind a final and binding decision
  - admissibility of new medical evidence

• The latest Pension Appeal Board decisions on CPP claims and Review Tribunal decisions on OAS claims, as selected by the experts

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