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January 31, 2012
New Privacy Guidelines for the Use of Social Media for Background Checks
By Nicole Byres
Given the large amount of potential sources of information about individuals on social media1, it is not surprising that many employers have, or have considered, searching social media sites as part of their background checks on prospective employees and volunteers. Most of us assumed that if someone posted information about themselves online, he or she could not then complain if a prospective employer accessed and used that information when making their hiring decisions.
CPP Changes in Effect January 1, 2012
By Nicole Byres.
On January 1, 2012, previously announced changes to Canada Pension Plan (CPP) came into force. Prior to this year, employers had to stop deducting CPP contributions from an employee's pensionable earnings when the employee was 60 to 70 years of age if the employee was already collecting CPP payments. Now an employer must deduct CPP contributions for pensionable earnings for individuals in that category.
2012 Automobile Deduction Limits
By Nicole Byres.
The Department of Finance Canada has announced business expense deduction limits for automobile operating expense benefits, effective 2012.