Darshana Thakkar

Darshana Thakkar is an HR Account Manager at Canadian Payroll Services, specializing in onboarding, retention, and learning and development.

One of the challenges of hiring internationally is understanding a new and different tax system and social safety net. Understanding employee and employer payroll taxes, including mandatory contributions to Canada...

Employment Insurance for Remote Workers In Canada 

Hiring in Canada can be intimidating for global businesses. It requires learning new employment standards and a new tax system including mandatory employment insurance and Canadian retirement payroll deductions. CPP Canada Pension Plan is a basic payroll contribution that...

What You Need To Know About The Canadian Pension Plan

Understanding paid time off in Canada can get confusing, especially for US companies hiring in Canada. Employment and labour laws in Canada include federal legislation and guidelines and provincial ones....

How Does Paid Time Off Work For Remote Canadian Employees

In the past year and a half, remote work has gone from work perk to a working norm. Companies that went remote in response to the pandemic have opted to stay...

Understanding Canadian Payroll Taxes

Hiring virtual employees is becoming increasingly popular as companies look to reduce overhead costs while still having access to a talented workforce. Virtual employees are employees who work remotely, usually...

What are the Benefits of Hiring an International Virtual Employee
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On June 2, 2022, Ontario’s Working for Workers Act went into effect. The law requires all Ontario businesses with 25 or more employees to have a right to disconnect policy....

Ontario’s newest bill – what is the right to disconnect law?

How to Create a Sustainable Remote and Hybrid IT Infrastructure It’s obvious that remote and hybrid work offer certain climate advantages: they take drivers off the road, reduce the burden...

Sustainable remote and hybrid work requires green IT

How Does Terminating an Employee Work in Canada  US companies looking to hire remote workers in Canada often struggle to understand local employment rules and regulations. That’s because unlike cut...

What are the Termination Rules in Canada

One of the biggest adjustments that US companies must make when hiring in Canada, is learning Canada’s national and provincial employment laws. Maternity and parental leave are federally protected leaves, available to all employed Canadians. Employers cannot fire or demote remote workers during these leaves, but they aren’t...

How Maternity and Paternity Leave Work in Canada