Question

Your organization is an organic food supplier with employees in the following jurisdictions: Manitoba Prince Edward Island Yukon The organization is planning to implement a company-wide policy with respect to vacation leave and vacation pay that provides the same benefits to all employees, regardless of their province of employment. As the Payroll Supervisor, provide Susan Fraser, the Human Resources Manager, with the following information: Identify four specific items relating to vacation leave and vacation pay that will have to be addressed in the policy to ensure compliance with the employment/labour standards in each jurisdiction. Research the details for each of the items you have identified using the course material and the employment/labour standards website for each jurisdiction. Using the results of your research, provide your recommendations to Ms. Fraser on how to address each of these items in the policy to provide the employees with the best benefit, while keeping the cost to the organization at a minimum. Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

Solution:-

The specific elements researched related to vacation leave are employees would be receiving vacation leave only when they have completed five years of their service, the employees should receive three weeks of vacation, employer’s must schedule vacation time and vacation should be taken within 10 months of entitlement which must be addressed in the policy to ensure compliance with employment and labour standards in each jurisdiction.

The four elements related to vacation pay are

1. The vacation pay should be equivalent to 4% of wages,
2. It should be paid at lump sum amount before the time of vacation,
3. It has to be made through cheque and
4. Gross wages would be included in vacation pay with respect to commission, bonuses and salary being addressed in the policy to ensure compliance with employment.

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