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ERI DisclaimerManitoba - Compensation & Benefit Legislation
MANITOBA - AASHOWME
Demonstrates www.BenefitsReview.com™ site. Illustrates insurance carriers coverages within the Province.
MANITOBA - COST-OF-LIVING
ERI's Relocation Assessor™ is a recommended source for U.S./Canadian cost-of-living and U.S. Automobile Cost Survey.
MANITOBA - GARNISHMENTS
Exemptions - 70% of the employees wages are exempt. The exempt portion may not be less than $250 for a single person or $350 for a person with dependents.
Maintenance and Support Orders - All wages are immediately bound over to the court. Exemption is $250.
Wage assignments- Wage assignments are not allowed in Manitoba.
MANITOBA - GROUP HEALTH CODE ADDITIONS
Hospital & Medical Care Premiums: Funded by a monthly remuneration tax.
Exempt:
Employers under $750,000 in total annual remuneration. 4.5%.
Employers with more than $750,000, but less than $1,500,000 in total annual remuneration.
2.25%: Employers with more than $1,500,001 in total annual remuneration.
Eligibility - Any person who becomes a resident.
Waiting Period - If coming from outside Canada, eligibility is upon arrival. If coming from within Canada, there is a three month waiting period.
(Manitoba Labour Standards)
MANITOBA - HOLIDAYS
New Year's, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Remembrance Day is a legislated holiday.
Holiday Pay: Time + 1/2 plus regular pay.
(Manitoba Labour Standards)
MANITOBA - JURY DUTY & WITNESS TIME OFF
The employer must grant any employee summoned for jury duty a leave of absence, paid or unpaid, and return the employee to his/her position at the end of the leave.
MANITOBA - MINIMUM AGE
Minimum age in Manitoba is 16. Employment under 16 years of age must be with permission of the Minister. No employment where such employment is detrimental to safety, health, or moral well being of the "child."
MANITOBA - MINIMUM REMUNERATION
Minimum Remuneration: $6.25 per hour (effective April 1, 2001).
Minimum Daily Remuneration: 3 hours.
Overtime: Time + one-half over 8 hours of 40 hours per week.
(Manitoba Labour Standards)
MANITOBA - PARENTAL LEAVE
Maternity Leave: 17 weeks after 12 months of employment.
Parental Leave: Each parent: 18 weeks for each parent after 13 weeks of employment.
(Manitoba Labour Standards)
MANITOBA - PENSION PLANS
Eligibility for Membership - Employees become eligible for membership after two years of employment.
Vesting - Full vesting occurs when the employee has completed five years of service or upon being eligible for membership, whichever comes first.
Interest on Member Contributions - Interest paid on employee contributions must be within 1% of plan earnings or equal rates on defined deposits or investments of financial institutions.
Maximum Employee Contributions - The employers contribution to plan benefits must be at least 50%. Where the employee has contributed, plus interest, over 50% the difference may be refunded or used to increase benefits.
Normal Retirement - The age or date at which the employee may retire with an unreduced pension.
Early Retirement - Plans must allow for an early retirement option based upon age and service.
Survivor Benefits - A surviving spouse of an employee who has not retired is entitled to a benefit in the form of a life annuity, the value of which must be at least the commuted value of the deceased employees pension.
All pension plans must be joint and survivor plans with a benefit of at least 2/3 to the surviving spouse.
Portability - A terminating employee may transfer his/her pension value to another pension plan or to an RRSP.
MANITOBA - PREVAILING WAGE/IMMIGRANT PAY
Neither Canada nor any of the provinces has "prevailing wage" regulations that relate to foreign workers. There is a policy in place regarding immigrants that ensures that employers first consider Canadian citizens, as well as permanent residents, and that the entry of foreign workers will not adversely affect employment or career opportunities for Canadian citizens and permanent residents. In general, the offer of employment to a foreign worker requires validation by a Human Resources Canada Centre (HRCC), except when a foreign worker is exempt through an international agreement or falls under one of the exemption categories (wages and working conditions, the employer's efforts to consider Canadian citizens as well as permanent residents, etc.). These cases must be examined by a Human Resources and Development Canada (HRDC) officer in order to grant a validation of an offer of employment. Canada does not have any salary scale established, but rather the officers consider the experience of the worker, the education, and the job market situation, unions, and job advertisements to determine whether that the pay is "acceptable Canadian wages". For more information on hiring foreign workers, refer to the Human Resources and Development Canada's web site http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/hrib/lmd-dmt/fw-te/common/a.shtml, as well as the Citizenship and Immigration Canada's web site http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/about/faq/ask%2D16e.html. These two federal departments are responsible for this policy. The former is responsible for the validation of the offer of employment; the latter is responsible for the employment authorization.
MANITOBA - REMUNERATION
ERI's Relocation Assessor™ is a recommended source for U.S./Canadian wages & salaries (covering 3,000 positions).
MANITOBA - TERMINATION & SEVERANCE PAY
Notice of Termination by Employer: 1 pay period.
Vacation Pay Upon Termination: 4% of annual earnings; 6% after 5 years.
(Manitoba Labour Standards)
Payment Required: Within 5 days of termination.
MANITOBA - UNEMPLOYMENT TAX
See Canadian Federal Unemployment Insurance
MANITOBA - VACATION PAY
2 weeks; after 5 years, 3 weeks.
(Manitoba Labour Standards)
MANITOBA - VOTING TIME OFF
Time Allowed: Period to allow three consecutive hours until close of poll.
Penalties for violation: Individual fine not over $200. Corporation fine not over $500.
Authority: The Elections Act, R.S.M. 1987, c. E30, s. 89.
MANITOBA - WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Maximum Assessable Earnings - $48,610.
Waiting Periods -
Pay for day of injury - no.
Compensation for day of injury - no.
Compensation payable day after injury - yes.
Waiting Period - no.
Weekly Benefits for Temporary Disability - 90% of net earnings, 80% after 24 months.
Monthly Permanent Disability - A lump sum based upon percentage of impairment as follows:
1%-5% - $530.
5%-10% - %1,070.
10%-+ $1,070 plus $1,070 for each percentage above 10% to a maximum of $97,370.
Administration: Workers' Compensation Board, 333 Maryland Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 1M2.
(Manitoba Labour Standards)