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CONTRIBUTION EMPLOYE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
- Pensions and Annuities
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- employee contribution
1, record 1, English, employee%20contribution
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- employee premium 2, record 1, English, employee%20premium
correct
- employee's premium 3, record 1, English, employee%27s%20premium
correct, see observation
- contribution of employee 4, record 1, English, contribution%20of%20employee
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Contribution of employee. Every employee who is employed in pensionable employment for an employer shall, by deduction at source, make a contribution equal to the product of one-half of the rate of contribution for the year and the lesser of the following amounts : (a) the total of his pensionable salary and wages for the year paid to him or in his regard by his employer to a trustee or custodian, the amount for the year that is deemed to be paid to him by the employer ... (b) his maximum contributory earnings for the year, minus such amount as is determined in prescribed manner to be his salary and wages paid by such employer on which a contribution has been made for the year by the employee under a similar plan. 4, record 1, English, - employee%20contribution
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
employee premium: Unemployment Insurance Act, 1985 (with amendments to March 1, 1991). 5, record 1, English, - employee%20contribution
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
employee's premium: Employment Insurance Act, 1996. 6, record 1, English, - employee%20contribution
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
- Pensions et rentes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cotisation salariale
1, record 1, French, cotisation%20salariale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cotisation des employés 2, record 1, French, cotisation%20des%20employ%C3%A9s
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- cotisation d’employé 3, record 1, French, cotisation%20d%26rsquo%3Bemploy%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- contribution d'employé 4, record 1, French, contribution%20d%27employ%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- cotisation ouvrière 5, record 1, French, cotisation%20ouvri%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- cotisation du salarié 6, record 1, French, cotisation%20du%20salari%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quote-part versée par un salarié participant à un régime de retraite ou à un régime de prévoyance et généralement calculée en fonction de son salaire. 7, record 1, French, - cotisation%20salariale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
cotisation du salarié. Le salarié qui exécute un travail visé pour un employeur doit, par déduction à la source, payer une cotisation égale au produit de la moitié du taux de cotisation pour l'année par le moindre des montants suivants : a) le total de son salaire admissible pour l'année que son employeur lui paie ou paie à son égard à un fiduciaire ou à un dépositaire, de celui pour l'année qu'il est réputé lui verser [...] b) le maximum de ses gains cotisables pour l'année, moins le montant déterminé de la manière prescrite de son salaire payé par l'employeur et sur lequel une cotisation a été versée pour l'année par ce salarié en vertu d'un régime équivalent. 6, record 1, French, - cotisation%20salariale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cotisation ouvrière : Loi sur l'assurance-chômage, 1985 (avec modifications jusqu'au 1er mars 1991) et Loi sur l'assurance-emploi, 1996. 8, record 1, French, - cotisation%20salariale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cotisation des employés : terme en usage à l'Agence du revenu du Canada. 9, record 1, French, - cotisation%20salariale
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cotisation salariée
- cotisation des salariés
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Seguridad social y seguro de desempleo
- Pensiones y rentas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- aportación del trabajador
1, record 1, Spanish, aportaci%C3%B3n%20del%20trabajador
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-05-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Employment Benefits
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- employer-employee contributions
1, record 2, English, employer%2Demployee%20contributions
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- employee/employer contributions 2, record 2, English, employee%2Femployer%20contributions
correct
- employer/employee contribution 3, record 2, English, employer%2Femployee%20contribution
correct
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Avantages sociaux
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cotisations employeur-salarié
1, record 2, French, cotisations%20employeur%2Dsalari%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cotisations patronales-salariales 1, record 2, French, cotisations%20patronales%2Dsalariales
correct, feminine noun
- cotisation de l’employeur et de l’employé 2, record 2, French, cotisation%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Bemployeur%20et%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Bemploy%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- contribution de l'employeur et de l'employé 2, record 2, French, contribution%20de%20l%27employeur%20et%20de%20l%27employ%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-01-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Accounting
- Employment Benefits
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- employees' social contributions 1, record 3, English, employees%27%20social%20contributions
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, Key term(s)
- employees social contribution
- employee's social contribution
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité
- Avantages sociaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- contributions sociales des employés
1, record 3, French, contributions%20sociales%20des%20employ%C3%A9s
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- cotisations sociales à la charge des salariés 1, record 3, French, cotisations%20sociales%20%C3%A0%20la%20charge%20des%20salari%C3%A9s
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source(s): Lexique du système de comptabilité nationale, établi à partir de la terminologie utilisée par l'ONU [Organisation des Nations Unies] et de celle recommandée par l'INSEE [Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques]. 1, record 3, French, - contributions%20sociales%20des%20employ%C3%A9s
Record 3, Key term(s)
- contribution sociale de l'employé
- cotisation sociale à la charge du salarié
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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