Progressive Conservative platform promises to eliminate payroll tax
Reducing the “Payroll Tax” September 22, 2011 |0
Finance Minister Tom Marshall attributes policy to Employers’ Council lobby effort In today’s release of their 2011 Policy Blue Book, the Progressive Conservative Party promised to work toward the elimination of the Health and Post Secondary Education Tax (HAPSET), commonly known as Payroll Tax. If elected, the PC’s promise to raise the exemption incrementally, reducing
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Richard Alexander debates Back to Work Legislation with Lana Payne on CBC Crosstalk
Competitive Labour Relations Legislation September 21, 2011 |0
NLEC Executive Director, Richard Alexander and Federation of Labour President, Lana Payne, discussed the implications of Back to Work Legislation on both business and labour on CBC Radio Noon CrossTalk with Ramona Dearing on Wednesday, September 21st. In the program, Alexander questioned Payne on her contradictory views on political third party interference in a labour dispute.
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NLEC reacts to Federal Budget
Federal Government Policy July 23, 2011 |0
Richard Alexander, Executive Director of the NLEC and Bradley George, Director of Provincial Affairs for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) met at the Duke of Duckworth to watch the 2011 Federal Budget. Get their reaction here.
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NLEC Executive Director meets with Minister of State on PRPPs
Federal Government Policy July 22, 2011 |0
Urging provincial government to implement legislation allowing employers to voluntary offer retirement savings option to employees Federal Minister of State (Finance), Ted Menzies, was in St. John’s today meeting with business representatives, including NL Employers’ Council (NLEC) Executive Director, Richard Alexander, on the Federal government’s proposed Pooled Registered Pension Plans (PRPPs). The proposed PRPPs will
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Provincial government releases Labour Market Outlook 2020
Human Capital July 14, 2011 |0
In a press conference yesterday, Minister of Human Resources, Labour & Employment Minister Darin King released “Newfoundland and Labrador Labour Market Outlook 2020.” This report provides a forecast of the province’s labour market demands for the next decade and outlines the opportunities that will exist in numerous sectors. The NLEC encourages all employers to review
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2009 survey of NLEC membership on impact of EI system still creating buzz
Employment Insurance ReformFederal Government Policy July 12, 2011 |0
In late 2009, Corporate Research Associates, an independent business research group based in Nova Scotia, conducted a survey of NLEC members to study the effects of Employment Insurance and Workers Compensation on the workplace. The NLEC recently revisited these results in media coverage surrounding our workshop “Navigating the EI System”, and the facts are continuing
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NLEC asking for increased integrity in the EI system
Employment Insurance ReformFederal Government Policy June 16, 2011 |0
A recent workshop held by the NLEC addressing employer challenges with the Employment Insurance (EI) system is creating some buzz. Employers in Newfoundland & Labrador express major concerns with the EI system. In a survey of NLEC members, conducted by Corporate Research Associates in 2009, 32% of employers stated the current EI rules make it more
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Finance Minister Tom Marshall tells NLEC he wants to eliminate payroll tax
Competitive TaxationProvincial Government Fiscal PolicyReducing the “Payroll Tax” May 30, 2011 |0
In a recent letter to NL Employers’ Council Executive Director, Richard Alexander, Finance Minister Tom Marshall expressed, in writing, his desire to eliminate payroll tax over time. The NLEC wrote all MHA’s, including Premier Dunderdale, prior to this year’s provincial budget, asking for fiscal restraint, debt reduction and an elimination of the payroll tax. In
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NLEC gets movement on payroll tax
Competitive TaxationProvincial Government Fiscal PolicyReducing the “Payroll Tax” April 20, 2011 |0
In yesterday’s provincial budget government announced an increase in the payroll tax threshold by $200,000 – to $1.2 million in payroll, retroactive to January 1, 2011. The NL Employers’ Council (NLEC) has been strongly lobbying government for the elimination of this tax on your behalf, and sees this as an obvious recognition from government that
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