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YUKON TERRITORY - BEREAVEMENT LEAVE
The Employment Standards Act provides that in the event of the death of a member of the immediate family, an employee is entitled to bereavement leave without pay for up to one week provided that the funeral of the deceased falls within that week. As well, if an employee is designated by the family of a deceased member of a First Nation as the person responsible for organizing the funeral potlach for the deceased, the employee is entitled to bereavement leave. Immediate family means a spouse, parent, child, sister, brother, mother and father of spouse, step mother and father, grandparent, grandchild, son and daughter-in-law and any relative permanently residing with the employee. Spouse means the person who, at the date in question, cohabited with the employee and (a) to whom the employee is legally married, or (b) with whom the employee cohabited as a couple for at least 12 months immediately before the date in question.
YUKON TERRITORY - COST-OF-LIVING
ERI's Relocation Assessor is a recommended source for U.S./Canadian cost-of-living and U.S. Automobile Cost Survey.
YUKON TERRITORY - GARNISHMENTS
Exemption - 70% of wages but not to be less than $1,000 for an employee with at least one dependent.
Maintenance and Support Orders - Due from all wages immediately without any exemptions.
Wage Assignments - A portion of wages may be assigned by the employee to meet a credit obligation, to pay insurance, a charity, or a pension plan.
YUKON TERRITORY - GROUP HEALTH CODE ADDITIONS
Eligibility - Every resident is required to register within one month of arrival in the territory.
Waiting Period - If coming from outside Canada, eligibility is upon arrival. If coming from within Canada, there is a three month waiting period.
Premiums - There are no premiums.
YUKON TERRITORY - HOLIDAYS
New Year's, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Discovery Day (3rd Monday in August), Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day.
Holiday Pay: Time + 1/2 plus regular pay.
(Federal Labour Standards)
YUKON TERRITORY - LEAVES OF ABSENCE
Bereavement Leave - One week upon the death of a member of the immediate family.
Sick Leave - Employee is entitled to one day unpaid leave for every month worked minus the number of days previously taken for sickness, not to exceed 12 days.
YUKON TERRITORY - MINIMUM AGE
Minimum age in Yukon Territory is 17. Prohibited is employment under 17 in occupations prescribed by regulations.
YUKON TERRITORY - MINIMUM REMUNERATION
Minimum Remuneration: $7.20 per hour (effective October 1, 1998).
Minimum Daily Remuneration: 2 hours.
Overtime: Time + 1/2 over 8 hours of 40 hours per week.
(Federal Labour Standards)
YUKON TERRITORY - PARENTAL LEAVE
Maternity Leave: 17 weeks after 12 months of employment.
Parental Leave: 12 weeks after 12 months of employment.
(Federal Labour Standards)
YUKON TERRITORY - 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.
YUKON TERRITORY - TERMINATION & SEVERANCE PAY
Notice of Termination by Employer: 1 week after 6 months; 2 weeks after 1 year; 3 weeks after 3 years; 4 weeks after 4 years; 5 weeks after 5 years; 6 weeks after 6 years; 7 weeks after 7 years; 8 weeks after 8 or more years.
Vacation Pay Upon Termination: 4% of annual earnings.
(Federal Labour Standards)
Payment required: Within 7 days of termination.
YUKON TERRITORY - REMUNERATION
ERI's Relocation Assessor™ is a recommended source for U.S./Canadian wages & salaries (covering 3,000 positions).
YUKON TERRITORY - UNEMPLOYMENT TAX
See Canadian Federal Unemployment Insurance
YUKON TERRITORY - VACATION PAY
2 weeks.
(Federal Labour Standards)
YUKON TERRITORY - VOTING TIME OFF
Time Allowed: Period to allow four consecutive hours until close of poll. Employees engaged in operation of public transportation services or engaged in emergency services may vote by proxy.
Penalties for violation: General penalty of a fine of not more than $2,000, or imprisonment for not more than three months, or both.
Authority: Elections Act. R.S.Y. 1986, c. 48, ss. 56, 80.
Municipal elections: Four clear hours to vote in any election.
YUKON TERRITORY - WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Maximum Assessable Earnings - $51,400.
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 - 75% of gross earnings.
Monthly Permanent Disability - A lump sum for permanent impairment is paid, in addition to wage loss, equal to $80,000 for an employee who is 100% disabled at age 45. .This amount is adjusted plus or minus 2% for every year the employee is over or under 45 years of age, to a maximum of 40%.
Administration: Workers' Compensation Board, 401 Strickland Street, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 4N8.
(Federal Labour Standards)