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Bricklayers Wanted, Victoria, Vancouver

Malteson Masonry Seeking Experienced Bricklayers and Apprentices for work in Victoria and Vancouver. $35.01 per hour plus 10% Holiday and Vacation Pay (paid weekly), health and welfare $3.00 per hour, pension $3.65 per hour and training funding. $45.00 per hour total package. Wage indemnity (short term disability), dental, pharmaceuticals, para med, life insurance, travel insurance. Call Martin at 250-616-9757. Call Union Hall (1-855-584-2021) or President (778-847-2472) for benefit information.

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CIMS Deducting CPP and EI premiums from initial and terminal travel allowance.

This is the most recent info from the tax lawyer.

Hi Geoff,

I have received no correspondence from CRA. The last communication I saw was the abeyance letter you sent me in August.

The CPP and EI treatment should follow that for income tax purposes. The members’ argument was that neither income tax, nor CPP, nor EI should have been deducted. But if CIMS is deducting income tax, then logically they would deduct CPP and EI too, although your members maintain that this is the incorrect result at law (as set out in the income tax, CPP and EI appeals arguments I drafted for you).

Kind regards,

Gareth.

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Camps-Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Click here to See Statement From Union On Camps.

Port Mellon Camp has been inspected and approved by the BC Building Trades Inspection Committee. This means the employer can call this a camp job. If you don’t want to stay in this camp don’t accept the work. If you accept the work and are in camp, and the camp falls below the standards of the camp agreement or any health, fire, sanitary or other regulations and law you can refuse to live in the accommodations. If that happens check with the hall or President and ask for LOA or Room and meal allowance. Follow the link above to see the details, especially of what is required in camp for food services (Camp Rules and Regs.)