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Growing Your Business

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Things to consider when deciding where to locate your business and how to arrange your office, store or facility.

As a retailer, you should know that your store's location can have a profound effect on the success or failure of your business.

Pay administration is an important part of managing a business. A formal pay administration system in place can help you control personnel costs, increase employee morale, and reduce workforce turnover.

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Thinking about hiring an employee? Service Canada provides this site that has information on the following topics:
  • Planning to hire
  • Posting Jobs
  • Subsidies and Programs
  • Laws and Regulations
  • Recruitment Options
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Employee health can be a major asset to a business. The services that the Region of Peel provide are designed to help businesses by improving the health and productivity of your employees.
 
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Learn about the regulations and opportunities for hiring employees.

This site provides links to general information on employment insurance programs that are specific to Canada.
 
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Fairness in the workplace is the right of all Ontarians. Employment standards are enforced under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA), which sets out the minimum standards that employers and employees must follow. The Ministry of Labour, through its Employment Standards Program: enforces the ESA and its regulations provides information and education to employers and employees, making it easier for people to understand and comply voluntarily investigates possible violations resolves complaints If you are employed in Ontario, you are probably protected by the ESA. To find out more, check out our General Information Fact Sheet.
 
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This workbook has been prepared to assist employers and employees in understanding some of their obligations and rights under the Employment Standards Act (ESA) and its regulations. It does not take the place of the ESA and its regulations and it should not be considered to offer any legal advice on your particular situation.
 
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As an employer, trustee, or payer, you are responsible for deducting Canada Pension Plan (CPP) contributions, Employment Insurance (EI) premiums and income tax from remuneration or other types of income you pay, remitting them to us and reporting them on the applicable slips.
 
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For workplace insurance you can rely on to protect you and your employees, the WSIB works for you. We provide guaranteed no-fault workplace insurance that protects you from costly court settlements and services to keep your workplace safe. Here’s how the WSIB works for you:
 
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This is an overview of our customer service standards.

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An SOP is a procedure specific to your operation that describes the activities necessary to complete tasks in accordance with industry regulations, provincial laws or even just your own standards for running your business.

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