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Minimum Wage Is Going Up In Ontario – Here’s What Employees Need To Know

by ws_admin / September 22, 2020

Minimum wage has been on an upward trend. Which is great news for the roughly 1.57 million Canadians earning minimum wage (yippee!). The past few years have seen a renewed interest in minimum wage focusing on issues like fairness, reducing earnings inequality, and fighting poverty. On October 1, 2020 the General Minimum Wage in Ontario will increase from $14.00 to $14.25. Here are some things to look out for on your upcoming pay slip. 1. Know Your Category This table…

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Employers guide to Ontario’s Minimum Wage Increase

by ws_admin / September 17, 2020

Minimum wage for Ontario employers is going up. Here’s what you need to know. Wage Increase Minimum wage rates in Ontario will increase on October 1, 2020 under the Making Ontario Open for Business Act. The general minimum wage will increase from $14.00 to $14.25. The general and specialized minimum wage rates that will take effect on October 1,2020 are detailed in the chart below. General Minimum Wage This rate applies to most employees. Example for calculating general minimum wage: One…

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How To File For Employment Insurance

by ws_admin / September 17, 2020

As employers grapple with managing the quickly evolving changes brought on by Covid-19, we want to ensure employees have a helping hand to apply for Employment Insurance (EI). One of the biggest barriers to applying immediately, is that it can be overwhelming as you don’t know what to expect. We’ve taken snapshots of the process for you, so that you can see the type of questions you will be asked. And provided a general guide to help gather the documents…

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6 Questions That Are Off Limits When Hiring

by ws_admin / March 1, 2020

HR Professionals and recruiters are well versed in how to avoid illegal questions in the hiring process. But in our industries, it’s rare to have an HR professional on our payroll. To make matters trickier, illegal questions during the hiring process are not necessarily obvious to the inexperienced manager. They can easily come up in the small talk before or after the structured interview. And in this grey area where questions are not necessarily on their face illegal, but could…

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How To Interview Your Interviewer

by ws_admin / February 26, 2020

Interviews are simply a conversation between two (or more) people. However, instead of talking about sports, Netflix, or what you’re going to do on the weekend, your trying to get a sense of whether you’d work well together in a specific work arrangement. The employer in this instance (hopefully!) has a very clear idea of what this “specific work arrangement” looks like. They know exactly what’s entailed day-to-day, and what skills and attributes their ideal employee would have to be…

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T4s Still Not Filed? This Action Plan Will Get It Crossed Off Your List!

by ws_admin / February 19, 2020

T4 season is enough to emote general stress from employers. There’s so much psychological baggage wrapped up in the otherwise innocuous task of filing this annual paperwork. As employers we’re taken back to the cold sweats of high school, where a test (we know is coming – but still haven’t prepare for) must be written. It all comes rushing to the foreground: The mysticism of how payroll deductions actually work, and whether we did it right throughout the year. The…

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TD1 Forms For Employees – What Are They And Why Do I Care?

by ws_admin / February 13, 2020

It’s tax season. And for many employees this means a nice little tax refund when they file their taxes. But what happens if you file your taxes, and you unknowingly OWE the government money!!?? This happens all the time when people aren’t careful. And when it does, it can be devastating to your budget. We’ll tell you how TD1 forms can help you avoid this unnecessary pitfall from happening to YOU. = Why Would I Owe Money At Tax Time?…

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2-Step TD1 Form Action Plan For Employers

by ws_admin / February 11, 2020

As employers, we often walk a tightrope between trying to not fall into questions-we-don’t-know-the-answer-to on one side, and headaches or low team morale on the other. But what’s a great way to dip directly into a “low morale and headache” storm – Not having your team fill out TD1 forms. This could result in your employees owing hundreds of dollars come tax time, and then looking to you, as their employer, for answers. This post will give you a 2-Step…

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First Interview? 3 Tips From Employers!

by ws_admin / February 6, 2020

Congratulations – You’ve landed your first interview! You’re about to take a big step into the working world. Most people don’t recognize this, but how you conduct yourself in your first work environment lays the groundwork for your later career advancement. Your first work experiences often have formative learning about basic skills like punctuality (being on time), how to take feedback to improve, and how to operate on a professional team. We work with employers who employ first-time-employees all the…

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2 Things You Must Know If You Hire In High-Turnover Industries

by ws_admin / February 3, 2020

Traditionally, hiring in high-turnover industries has been the butt of all HR jokes. Industries like restaurants, retail, hospitality, call centres, security guards, cleaners, and seasonal work all suffer from productivity loss due to the seemingly endless hiring tasks that one can never quite get ahead of. If you’re reading this, we probably don’t need to convince you this is true. WorkSolute’s hiring platform was built to address the most common headaches we hear from our customers: Hiring Takes Too Long…

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