PolurNET, so far you have made an impression that you are a very solid company. You not only have "management staff", even "vices", but you also employ a number of people. All leads me to believe that you are a registered corporation generating enough cash to afford competitive (or at least minimal) employee pay, and hence eligible financial brackets to pay taxes. I will save you the trouble: a company generating above $8,150 CAD annually, should file and pay taxes; and ANY registered company, even if income is $0 CAD, should nevertheless file what is called an "Annual Return" (it only costs $20 if done on the government web site).
Keep in mind that to employ people, you HAVE to be a registered entity. However, I searched the Federal Corporations database for "polurnet" and the search came empty. Could you please tell me the registered name of your company?
PolurNET said:
We do file our papers properly and indepdently audited by a third-party company that deals with business operations.
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We do file as I said our papers with the appropriate third-party company that follows these procedures.
Please provide a name of your independent auditor, and their contact information. Tip: Usually, those are registered and certified accounting/law firms.
Also, not clear... if you are saying a third-party deals with business operations, then its not you who hired a 15-year old in the first place? I thought you dealt with him directly, as you said so many times? Then if a third-party is responsible for hiring decisions, what does it say about them to be hiring minors without "proper application" and screening process?
PolurNET said:
As for the salaries, they are within expectations of legal business, and by no means "illegal" as you come to conclude.
Yes, a 16-year old can be employed without contract, as far as I know (I have to check up on that). But the salary cannot be less than a minimal hourly wage required by law. You are operating in the province of Quebec, so what you are required to be paying by law (Civil Code of Quebec) is this:
Minimum wage rates as May 1, 2005 in Canadian currency:
General rate
$7.60 / hour
Employees who usually receive tips
$6.85 / hour
So how can you say your rates are legal?