• What is your range for this role? How does it compare to other roles already in place?
• How critical is the role to the achievement of organizational goals?
• What is the cost of living in your region? What is minimum wage?
• Have they been considered in your compensation strategy?
Links and Resources
Making compensation data interactive: Map of average compensation costs in small charities, by city
An interactive map that allows users to ‘point and click’ on cities across the country and discover average compensation costs for small charities (those with less than ten employees). The data applies to costs for full-time employees and is pulled from charities’ information returns submitted to the Canada Revenue Agency. Accompanying charts demonstrate averages for each city in comparison to data on all cities.
Important
When considering using an independent contractor, it is important to understand what that term means to you and how it compares to the Revenue Canada definition of a contractor. Courts will often consider an employee who has been employed under a series of fixed contracts to actually be a permanent employee. Other factors that courts take into consideration when deciding if an individual is an employee or an independent contractor are:
• The level of control the payer has over the worker;
• Whether or not the worker provides the tools and equipment
• Whether the worker can subcontract the work or hire assistants
• The degree of financial risk taken by the worker
• The degree of responsibility for investment and management held by the worker