Navigating all the changes in Ontario employment law and Canadian government program can be a challenge for small businesses.

How do you know if cloud accounting is right for your small business? Understanding the ins and outs of the cloud is critical for making the right choice.

Recent changes to the Parental Leave Benefit in Canada extends the employment insurance.

Bill 47: The Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018 What does it mean for employers and workers in Ontario? Author: Patty Young ~ CHRL, CPB On October 23, 2018, the Ford government tabled Bill 47, which will repeal most of Bill 148’s reforms.  Bill 47 has rolled back many of the progressive innovations to …

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Author: Patty Young ~ CHRL, CPB Part 2: The Reinvention of Employee Handbooks In Part 1 of this series, we talked about why small businesses need employee handbooks in place.  So, we know there are federal and provincial employment laws that mandate employers to have certain policies in place and a handbook is the simplest …

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Author: Patty Young ~ CHRL, CPB Part 1: The Reinvention of Employee Handbooks An employee handbook is not required by law, but they are a “must-have” regardless of the size of your business.  I know when I started my HR small business one of our biggest challenges was trying to keep everyone aligned with the …

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