Vancouver, BC

Payroll Information Seminar Jointly with Introduction to Workers' Compensation and to Employment Standards for Business Seminars

(Offered in English)

Canada Revenue Agency, the British Columbia Ministry of Labour and Citizens Services - Employment Standards Branch ("Employment Standards") and the British Columbia Compensation Advisory Services - Employers' Advisers Office ("Employers' Advisers") have teamed up to offer a Payroll Information Seminar and 2 separate Seminars giving an Introduction to British Columbia's Workers' Compensation ("Work Safe BC") and Employment Standards for Business

Overview: If your business has employees or may have employees in the future you need to know about B.C. Employment Standards, Work Safe BC, and Canada Revenue Agency Payroll Information and how they apply to your business.

Employment Standards topics include:

• Basic standards and responsibilities.
• Employee or manager or independent contractor?
• Wage rates, pay statements, and record keeping.
• Deductions from wages and restrictions.
• Hours of work, overtime or time off, and averaging agreements.
• Statutory holidays, annual vacation pay, and leaves from work.
• Termination: Notice or pay? Just cause or not? Quit?
• Free resources/advice and the dispute resolution process.

Workers' Compensation (Employers' Advisers) topics include:

• Mandate and authority of Work Safe BC
• Legal rights and responsibilities of employers
• Workers Compensation Act definitions of employer, worker, etc.
• Calculation of premiums (Assessments)
• Occupational health and safety regulation in BC and penalties
• Investigation and report of worker injuries
• Reducing payments to Work Safe BC with effective claims management

Canada Revenue Agency topics include:

• Employee or self-employed?
• Maintaining proper payroll records
• Calculating deductions for Canada Pension Plan contributions, Employment Insurance premiums, and Income Tax
• Remitting payroll deductions
• Completing the T4 information return

Cost:

There is no charge for any of the above Seminars. All are offered for FREE.

Location:

Small Business BC
601 West Cordova Street
Main Floor
(east wing of the Waterfront Station)

Time:

9:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(meal break from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.)

Dates:

• Wednesday, January 18, 2012
• Monday February 27, 2012
• Wednesday, March 14, 2012
• Wednesday, April 18, 2012
• Wednesday, May 16, 2012
• Wednesday, June 13, 2012
• Wednesday, July 18, 2012
• Wednesday, August 15, 2012
• Wednesday, September 12, 2012
• Wednesday, October 10, 2012
• Wednesday, November 14, 2012
• Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Presenters:

Employment Standards; Employers' Advisers; Canada Revenue Agency.

Note:
For participants who have completed their above introductory courses Employment Standards and Employers' Advisers also offer advanced courses on these topics separately.

Registration:

Online: http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/eao/easr.htm (on this page follow the instructions under the title "Steps" to get to the list of Seminars offered, then select the sub heading: Intro to WCB, ESB, CRA/ARC) or

Telephone: 604-713-0303 (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Monday - Friday) (Employer's Advisers).