Calculating the Commission des normes du travail's (CNT) Contributions

Objective

This document displays all the configurations needed for maestro* to perform the Commission des normes du travail (CNT) contributions' calculation. Some calculation validation options are also displayed.

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Government Tables

maestro* > Time Management > Maintenance > Payroll > Government Tables

In the Labour Standards section, under the Provincial Rates tab, enter the needed information for the following fields:

Max. Labour
Rate
Remittance Account

Configuration

maestro* > Time Management > Maintenance > Payroll > Configuration

In the General group:
- Applicable Sectors for CCQ Unions field: Select the Sectors 1 to 5 value.
In the Accounts group:
- Labour Standards Commission Account field: Indicate the general ledger account where all provisions concerning the contributions to be paid to the Commission des normes du travail du Québec will be recorded.

Employee Management

maestro* > Time Management > Maintenance > Payroll > Employee Management

Default Values section of the Payroll Information tab:

Sector field: select the 0 - N/A (not-applicable) value.

If an employee works in various sectors, only the hours in the 0 sector will be taken into consideration for the CNT contributions calculation.

Work Categories

maestro* > Time Management > Maintenance > Payroll > Define Work Categories

The Subject to Labour Standards box must be checked for the specific work category.

Trades

maestro* > Time Management > Maintenance > Payroll > Define Trades

The Not Governed box must be checked for the specific trade.

Earning/Deduction Codes

maestro* > Time Management > Maintenance > Payroll > Define Earning/Deduction Codes

In the Payroll Calculation tab:

Affects Union Calculations field: The for Earnings box must be checked.

The CNT is calculated from the sector 0 premiums for which the Affects Union Calculations - for Earnings box is checked.

She can also be calculated from the Employee Management (Income Taxes tab) provincial taxable amenities and the group insurance provincial taxable amenities.

Steps

CNT Calculation Validation

Maestro* offers four validation options:

Miscellaneous Reports
- Report 107 - Fringe Benefits Report
- Report 302 - Detailed Cost Report
Print T4 and RL-1
- Validation of the CNT Contricution
- Validation of the Detailed CNT Contribution

Miscellaneous Reports

maestro* > Time Management > Payroll > Payroll > Miscellaneous Reports

The two reports can be produced in a weekly or cumulative fashion for all, a few, or a single employee. In any case, the CNT column is displayed and we can see the employee's CNT provision contribution.

Report 107 - Fringe Benefits Report

Report 302 - Detailed Cost Report

Print T4 and RL-1

maestro* > Time Management > Payroll > T4 and RL-1 > Print T4 RL-1

Print T4 and RL-1 - Validation of the CNT Contribution

Displays in a cumulative fashion, per employee, the province, work category, if the emloyee is subject to the labour standards or not, the eligible and adjusted salary, as well as the sector salary (0 or 1 to 5).

Print T4 and RL-1 - Validation of the Detailed CNT Contribution

Displays in a weekly fashion, per employee, the province, work category, if the employee is subject to the labour standards or not, the eligible and adjusted salary, as well as the sector salary (0 or 1 to 5).

List Generator

If, during verification, we notcie that a Revenu type premium is missing from the CNT calculation, we can use the list generator on the PCPRIMES.DON table.

maestro* > Maintenance > File Maintenance > File > List Generator

Select the PCPRIMES.DON file.
Select the date, premium code, as well as the amounts, so as to be able to add them to the remuneration, subject to the employer summary.