Work income includes:
- salary;
- tips;
- commissions;
- bonuses;
- professional fees;
- vacation pay for a period during which a person received assistance;
- severance pay;
- allowances for personal and living expenses; and
- meals paid by the employer.
The REIMBURSEMENT of specific and clearly identified expenses incurred while performing VOLUNTEER WORK or at the request of an employer, to the extent of the actual expenses incurred, does not constitute work income.
In some cases, a recipient who starts working remains ELIGIBLE to receive a benefit amount in the FOLLOWING MONTH.
Where a minimum of information permits, the DEFICIT IN THE MONTH FOLLOWING the return to work is determined on the basis of estimated work income.
The following factors are considered in determining the need to pay a portion of the benefit on the basis of estimated income:
- the person has obligations to discharge on the first of the month;
- the person does not have sufficient liquid assets to discharge his or her obligations; and
- the person will not yet have been paid on the first day of the month following his or her return to work.
The amount of assistance to which the person is entitled must be determined on the basis of income actually earned as soon as the recipient is able to provide the documents needed to study his or her eligibility. A readjustment of the assistance already paid may result in a second payment or a claim.
If the SALARY paid is NOT CONSISTENT with the Act respecting labour standards, the applicant must be required to exercise his or her rights there under.
|
YEAR |
EMPLOYEES RECEIVING TIPS |
REGULAR EMPLOYEES |
CLOTHING INDUSTRY |
|
2014-05-01 |
8,90 $ |
10,35 $ |
10,35 $ |
|
2013-05-01 |
8,75 $ |
10,15 $ |
10,15 $ |
|
2012-05-01 |
8,55 $ |
9,90 $ |
9,90 $ |
|
2011-05-01 |
8,35 $ |
9,65 $ |
9,65 $ |
|
2010-05-01 |
8,25 $ |
9,50 $ |
9,50 $ |
BARTER INCOME
Work income also includes compensations or advantages received by an individual in exchange for work or services he or she performs, whose value may be expressed in terms of cash. An income corresponding to the value of the agreed service is accounted for at the time this service is rendered and not for the month the barter valuable consideration is received.
INCOME FROM BRUSH-CUTTING
According to the regulations obtained from the Commission des normes du travail, the salary of brush-cutters must be equal to at least the minimum wage, as a wage based on yield (number of hectares cut) represents more than minimum wage. The employer is therefore authorized to require that employees provide their own brush-cutters and assume the costs of operating them.
When the employee stays in a work camp, the company may charge fees to cover the costs of accommodations (housing and food) through source deductions.