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Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance
  • Taxation
CONT

Insurable earnings. This is the total of all earnings on which you pay employment insurance premiums.

OBS

Generally, all earnings are insurable up to a pay period or yearly maximum. Exceptions are noted in the Employer's Guide to Payroll Deductions.

OBS

insurable earning: Term used in the Employment Insurance Act.

OBS

insurable earning: Term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • insurable earnings

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
  • Fiscalité
CONT

Gains assurables. Il s'agit du total des gains sur lesquels vous avez versé des cotisations à l'assurance-emploi.

OBS

rémunération assurable : Terme employé dans la Loi sur l'assurance-emploi. Ce terme ne constitue pas une traduction exacte de «insurable earning», car à proprement parler, la rémunération comprend le salaire d'un employé ainsi que ses avantages sociaux. Cela dit, «rémunération» est parfois employé comme synonyme de «salaire» dans la langue générale.

OBS

gain assurable : Terme habituellement employé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • gains assurables

Spanish

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Record 2 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
DEF

The method for collecting taxes from employees every pay period via the employers payroll system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
DEF

Système qui ponctionne vos impôts directement sur votre feuille de paye.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema tributario
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Record 3 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remuneration (Personnel Management)
DEF

A period of seven consecutive days or any one of two or more such consecutive periods, the last of which ends on the employer's payroll ending date.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
DEF

Une ou plusieurs périodes de 7 jours consécutifs, la dernière de ces périodes se terminant à la date de fin de la période de paie de l'employeur.

Spanish

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Record 4 2019-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour Law
DEF

The practice whereby an employee who is leaving a job(having resigned or otherwise had his or her employment terminated) is instructed to stay away from work during the notice period, while still remaining on the payroll.

CONT

Employers often use garden leave during an employee’s notice period to prevent the employee from having further access to customers, clients and staff and to prevent the employee from working for a competitor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit du travail

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personnel Management (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion du personnel (Généralités)
DEF

Nombre d'heures utilisées dans le calcul du salaire brut pour la quinzaine écoulée à l'exclusion des heures de réserve.

OBS

Explication au verso des chèques de paie du service Restauration et services divers.

OBS

Comptabilisation des heures de travail.

Spanish

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Record 6 2010-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remuneration (Personnel Management)
DEF

A length of time for which earnings are calculated, e.g., weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, monthly, 13 per year, 10 per year.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
DEF

Période pour laquelle la rémunération est établie, par exemple, hebdomadaire, de quinzaine, bimensuelle, mensuelle, treize périodes par année, dix périodes par année.

OBS

période de traitement; période de rémunération : Les termes «traitement» (salaire d'un fonctionnaire) et «rémumération» ne correspondent pas exactement à «paye».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Remuneración (Gestión del personal)
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Record 7 1990-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire, Accidents, Miscellaneous Risks (Insur.)
OBS

An adjustment clause requires a report of payroll at the end of the policy period, with a provision for either an additional or return premium, based on this report-subject to the insurer retaining the amount of the minimum retained premium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Incendies, accidents et risques divers (Assur.)
OBS

Une clause d'ajustement de la prime requiert qu'un relevé des salaires soit soumis à la fin de chaque période de la police, et qui prévoit une prime additionnelle ou un retour de prime basé sur le relevé, néanmoins l'assureur ayant le droit de retenir la prime minimum établie.

Spanish

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Record 8 1980-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personnel Management (General)
OBS

An average(monthly or annual) number of employees, sometimes obtained by adding the number on the payroll at the beginning of the period to the number at the end of the period and dividing by two.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion du personnel (Généralités)

Spanish

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