Vacations Expressed

What happens to vacation time when you are switched to salary after working at a company for 3 years?

vacation - 9 days ago - admin

I live in Alberta, and I have been working at my job for 3 and a half years, and for that time I have been an hourly pay employee. I just took a vacation and got paid vacation pay, and then I was informed they were switching me to salary. I got a call from my accountant telling me that I can’t have a vacation, until September 27th, 2008 (one year from now, so a whole year without a vacation) because I have to be on salary for a year before I earn it. Is this right? Even though I’ve been there, in the same position for 3 years?
After reading a reply, I figured I would add that the last vacation I took was 5 days, and the only vacation I took this year when we are allowed 2 weeks.

If that company was your sole source of income for 3 years and they provided the tools and managed your activities and your time then you are an employee and should be treated as such. That’s a federal description from CRA.
Did your employer remit EI, CPP and income tax on your behalf?
Either way you should negotiate holidays before signing the new agreement.
According to Alberta employment standards you are eligible for 2 weeks paid vacation every year. See link below.

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Vacation ideas for boy recovering from surgery on February and April school vacation week?

vacation - 9 days ago - admin

I am planning for 2 vacations, one in February and one in April, both on school vacation weeks.
It is going to be 3 adults and my 15 yo son who is recovering from big orthopedic surgery (he’ll be all healed by then), so is important for him to go somewhere warm, sunny and fun.
We’ve been to Mexico already so we are looking for other destinations now.
Do you know of any places where we can have all inclusive with more activities, excursions and night life nearby?

Barbados is a beautiful island. Lots of lovely scenery and so much to do, morning noon and night. In Barbados you can never get bored because there is something for every type of person to take part in. Barbados is also romatic. Activites for kids and older ones…you will not regret visiting Barbados! The island has great beaches and is wonderful for shopping too! There is great night life in Barbados!!

http://funbarbados.com/

http://www.barbados.org/

http://www.visitbarbados.org/Splash.aspx

As it relates to accommodation, there is a lovely resort in Barbados called The Barbados Beach Club. This is along the South Coast and has a lovely beach view.

http://barbadosbeachclub.com/

The Barbados Beach Club is an all inclusive resort which offers breakfast, lunch, after noon tea, dinner, unlimited drinks, an exercise room (gym), pool aerobics, snorkeling, scuba diving lessons, windsurfing, Hobie cat cruises, beach volley ball, games room, free shuttle service to and from the main town and soooo much more. The activities that are included in this all-inclusive package are astounding. This hotel is located about 5 minutes from St.Lawrence Gap which has ALOT of night life in it…you will definitly find somewhere to go in that gap…for all ages too!

http://barbadosbeachclub.com/recreation.cfm

The Barbados beach club has 3 restaurants on site and one of them is buffet the other two are a la carte. The two a la carte are seafood and the other is Italian.

http://barbadosbeachclub.com/facilities_dining.cfm

This is a wonderful resort in a wonderful island; you should come and explore it for yourself my friend.

They also have a special going up to December 15th, 2009…you get 45% discount off the rate:

http://barbadosbeachclub.com/special-details.cfm?specialID=13086

For more information about the price for the time period you are considering then contact them below:

http://barbadosbeachclub.com/contact.cfm

Have a look at the links that I gave you.

Hope I helped!

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