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

MANITOBA: If the employee has been employed for less than 5 years then the employee must receive at least two weeks of vacation after each of the first four years of employment. And after 5 years of employment it must be 3 weeks.In Manitoba employee are entitle to receive 4 % of vacation pay after 10 month and 6% after 5 consecutive years.

REFERENCE: http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/doc,vacations,factsheet.pdf

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND:For Prince Edward Island the laws is that if the employee has been employed for less than 8 years then the employee must receive at least two weeks of vacation and after 8 years it must be 3 weeks. Employee must receive 4% after 4 months and increases upto 6% after 8 years in prince Edward island.

Reference: PCL   Labour standards-Employment Standards Chapter (5-62)

YUKON:For Yukon the employees are entitled for 2 weeks of vacation after 12 months . For all the 3 provinces the employees are entitled to receive 4% of the gross wage as vacation pay. The vacationable earning varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.In Yukon employee are earned 4% vacation just after 14 consecutive days of employment.

REFERENCE: http://www.community.gov.yk.ca/pdf/es_faq.pdf

How employees get best benefits:

• Accrued time off – additional sick days, PTO or vacation time that employees accumulate based on the length of time they have worked at a company.
• Rollover vacation days – unused vacation time from one calendar year that gets added onto next year's allotment – may count as part of accrued time off, but it depends on the employer.
• Many businesses have sales people who consistently bring money in, it can be consider offering a vacation policy with a higher incentive to that group of people who are driving your business.