Comments on: Deductions and Unsolicited Advice https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/03/deductions-and-unsolicited-advice.html Everything to make HR better Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: thomast https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/03/deductions-and-unsolicited-advice.html#comment-1949 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:49:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/03/deductions-and-unsolicited-advice.html#comment-1949 “a picture of my brother-in-law” is the phrase you’re looking for.

Just sayin’.

Thanks for the continued blogging excellence.

]]> By: Training Time https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/03/deductions-and-unsolicited-advice.html#comment-1948 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:03:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/03/deductions-and-unsolicited-advice.html#comment-1948 Love the answer EHRL! It’s funny how people forget how easy it can sometimes be to get an answer these days, and that phones still exist. Pick one up, call the source, ask your question politely and (hopefully) get an answer.

]]> By: Just another HR lady... https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/03/deductions-and-unsolicited-advice.html#comment-1947 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:24:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/03/deductions-and-unsolicited-advice.html#comment-1947 In Canada anyway, vacation pay is considered insurable T4 earnings, meaning all deductions are applied as normal. Also, just an interesting note for you, in Canada, we are legislated in certain juristictions to provide a minimum amount of vacation pay. (not necessarily the time, but they are entitled to the vac pay) Most companies provide over and above the minimum anyway so it’s not usually an issue.

Truthfully however, I didn’t really want to answer this question, I just wanted to mention how hard I laughed at EHRL’s response to this one!!! LOL!!

]]> By: Evil HR Lady https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/03/deductions-and-unsolicited-advice.html#comment-1946 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:57:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/03/deductions-and-unsolicited-advice.html#comment-1946 Well, anonymous, that makes sense.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/03/deductions-and-unsolicited-advice.html#comment-1945 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:06:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/03/deductions-and-unsolicited-advice.html#comment-1945 Right on EHRL! But there is a fairly easy answer here. Generally, vacation is provided by companies as a benefit to employees; a chance to get a little R&R away from the job without concern for the source of your income (at least no more concern than normal). While the provision of vacation is not required by any law or mandate, companies do this to help attract and retain the best people – that, and we sort of expect it as employees. In the eyes of the government, however, if a company provides vacation, that money will be treated as wages.

If you weren’t off on vacation, you would be at work earning a wage and paying what you owe the government (taxes), company (benefits), and ex-wives (everything else). Your not being at work doesn’t mean that these liabilities go away. Just like your not staying in your house while out on vacation doesn’t mean you don’t have to pay the mortgage.

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