WAGES
This is the word for payment for a year's work, not broken into an hourly rate.
What is SALARY?
An example is an asthma inhaler partly paid for.
What is prescription coverage?
What to request so you can work 8-11am and 5-9pm.
What are flex hours?
This is the cost of GST on a $1000 purchase
What is $50?
Some provinces have this on top of GST
What is PST (provincial sales tax)?
This is $15/hour.
What is minimum wage in Alberta?
An example is new glasses every 2 years
What is vision coverage?
What to request if you need to work from home 2 days a week to help your family.
What is remote work / hybrid work?
This is the name of the agency that secures the Canadian border
What is the CBSA (Canadian Border Services Agency)?
This is the blended sales tax in some provinces
What is HST (harmonized sales tax)?
This is the monthly payment for a $65,400 salary.
What is $5450 per month?
It's when you are sick but still get paid when you stay home.
What is Paid Time Off / Sick pay?
An example is your company providing $1000 toward fitness equipment.
What is a health/wellness benefit?
This is the collective name for the conservation spaces with green signs and yellow letters, like Jasper.
What are the National Parks?
The part of Alberta government related to crime and jail
What is Alberta Justice?
This is annual salary if the bi-weekly paycheque is $2700
What is $70,200?
When you commit to putting 3% into savings and your employers does it too.
What is matching contributions / retirement pay?
This can be a drawback of non-financial benefits like a parking spot
What is they are taxable?
These are the agreements between First Nations and Government
What are treaties?
The part of Alberta government related to hospitals and nurses
What is Alberta Health?
This is the payment collected as a percent of sales.
What is commission?
Like a dental payment that is not a percent, but a single amount per family member, ONCE.
What is a lifetime payment / lifetime maximum?
When the company helps you take a course at U of C.
What is tuition reimbursement?
The army, navy, air forces, and search & rescue all fall under this category.
What is National Defense?
The part of Alberta government related to building a new overpass on the QE2
What is Alberta Infrastructure?