Offering your employees paid vacation time is legally required by the Canada Labour Code, but offering them paid sick leave isn't. Many small businesses offer some type of sick leave to be competitive with other businesses.
Create a company policy for paid time off that says:
Example: You may want employees to work for your company for one year before they accrue any vacation time at all.
Example: Eight hours every month or four hours every pay period. After a certain number of years with the company, employees get more paid vacation.
Example: To encourage employees to take regular breaks from work, set up a vacation policy that places a limit on the number of available vacation hours. So, if you set the maximum number of available hours at 360 and an employee reaches that limit, then QuickBooks Online Payroll stops accruing any more hours until the employee takes a vacation and the available balance falls below 360.
For some general guidelines and advice, check the Federal Labour Standards (Government of Canada Labour Program) website.
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