This Fact Sheet provides some practical tips for non-profits on employment law matters. These practical tips include:

• Know who is responsible for decisions about each staff member such as knowing who is supervising and directing i.e. establish clear lines of authority.
• Develop a personnel manual or other best practices outline.
• Keep good records, including hours worked.
• Take special care in hiring and firing, dealing with parental leaves, addressing employee health issues, and anytime when personal characteristics or special needs of an employee might be at issue.
• Make the proper statutory deductions
• Pay proper vacation pay.
• Have solid job descriptions and refresh them regularly.
• Know the role of the Board for your non-profit in relation to human resources matters.
• Have a contract with anyone working for and with your non-profit.
• Implement performance reviews regularly.