Vancouver, BC

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

(Offered in English Only)

Canada Revenue Agency, the British Columbia Ministry of Labour and Citizens Services - Employment Standards Branch ("Employment Standards") and the British Columbia Compensation Advisory Service - 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 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, B.C. Workers', Compensation, 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 the Workers' Compensation Board
• Legal rights and responsibilities of employers
• WCB definitions of employer, worker, manager, supervisor etc..
• Calculation of WCB premiums (Assessments)
• Occupational health and safety regulation in BC and penalties
• Investigation and report of worker injuries
• Reducing WCB payments 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

Dates:

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Time:

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

Cost

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

Location:

Small Business BC
601 West Cordova Street
Seminar Room
3rd Floor, Room 390
(east wing of the Waterfront Station)

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.

You may register:

Online: http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/sdl/easr/ (on this page 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)
(Employers' Advisers).