Employment Laws In Canada Are So Stupid
So apparently chief officers are not exempt from direct compensation and other entitlements offered to employees. I misunderstood the legislation as they are exempted from other protections, but not stuff like salary, paid time off, just cause, benefits, and other crap. Only directors of corporations among other unrelated occupations are explictly listed as exempt from direct compensation. And there's a dual roles clause to prevent employers from hiring people for both exempt and non-exempt roles to bypass direct compensation.
However, I can still hire people as both director and chief officer, and prohibit them from taking on any employee level tasks, while also officially designating them as interim contractors. I'm not trying to weasle my way out of paying because I'm exploitative; I'm doing it because my startup lacks the proper funds to fairly pay them. It's quite normal for executives to be wearing multiple hats early on anyways as the saying goes, and government turns a blind eye for early stage startups. Sadly, many schools I reached out to for inquiring about my job postings do not so yeah that sucks.
I could of course just post the ads on normie sites like Indeed or ZipRecruiter, but I prefer not hiring externally for a variety of reasons including not being able to truly vet the candidates properly. Whoever I do hire as executives can make or break the startup, and I ain't got the resources nor manpower to go after them if they are fraudulent and/or malicious. I'm aware that if I collaborated with the schools to have these jobs approved as WiL (work integrated learning) opportunities, then I can get away with the positions being unpaid.
Yet that comes with a lot of bureaucratic and legal headaches I don't wanna deal with, and also I'm not hiring naive students to run the company. I'd need alumni and while I can give students with ultra high potential a chance, most students just aren't able to meet the requirements. Hell, I myself intentionally delayed incorporating my startup until I did gain the necessary skills and experience to at least somewhat run a company fine. I still have long way to go before I'm fully ready, but compared to 2 years ago I'm much more prepared.
However, I can still hire people as both director and chief officer, and prohibit them from taking on any employee level tasks, while also officially designating them as interim contractors. I'm not trying to weasle my way out of paying because I'm exploitative; I'm doing it because my startup lacks the proper funds to fairly pay them. It's quite normal for executives to be wearing multiple hats early on anyways as the saying goes, and government turns a blind eye for early stage startups. Sadly, many schools I reached out to for inquiring about my job postings do not so yeah that sucks.
I could of course just post the ads on normie sites like Indeed or ZipRecruiter, but I prefer not hiring externally for a variety of reasons including not being able to truly vet the candidates properly. Whoever I do hire as executives can make or break the startup, and I ain't got the resources nor manpower to go after them if they are fraudulent and/or malicious. I'm aware that if I collaborated with the schools to have these jobs approved as WiL (work integrated learning) opportunities, then I can get away with the positions being unpaid.
Yet that comes with a lot of bureaucratic and legal headaches I don't wanna deal with, and also I'm not hiring naive students to run the company. I'd need alumni and while I can give students with ultra high potential a chance, most students just aren't able to meet the requirements. Hell, I myself intentionally delayed incorporating my startup until I did gain the necessary skills and experience to at least somewhat run a company fine. I still have long way to go before I'm fully ready, but compared to 2 years ago I'm much more prepared.
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