[BCMA Members Only] Looking for advice on how to employ a caretaker

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I just heard from our board president.  Apparently it was a BC Employment
standards representative that told her that we were not allowed to offer
accommodation in our facility in lieu of salary.


*Keith J Johnston*

*Friends of Fintry - Board Member*


On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 10:12 PM Keith Johnston <kjohnston6350 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I am not sure exactly who told us we could not do this.  I was talking to
> our organization president and she informed me that she had received a
> phone call from some government representative.  I can't remember the
> specific source.  The person did tell her that we might get sued for
> overtime wages by the people we select to live in the house.  As we are new
> members of BCMA, I suggested we contact other members via Listserv and
> volunteered to initiate the process.  I have been forwarding responses to
> our president and will be in touch with her tomorrow.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Keith Johnston
>
> On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 3:43 PM BC Museums Association - Member Broadcast
> Email Network <bcma-broadcast at lists.vifa.ca> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>>
>> I am a little surprised that someone said you can’t do this. We have done
>> this and both CRA and Employment Standards are ok with it. You do have to
>> provide a T4 for the value of the space, but the value can be reduced from
>> market  value if the space is compromised because of the issue of lack of
>> privacy or other issues related to the use. You also have to pay the
>> appropriate payroll expenses and the value of the rent has to be at least
>> minimum wage for the services that you get from the person. Now perhaps the
>> issue is that you are not providing the space year round (ours is), and
>> with recent changes to lease rules? I am curious as to whom told you that
>> it was not possible?
>>
>>
>>
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>> *Subject:* [BCMA Members Only] Looking for advice on how to employ a
>> caretaker
>>
>>
>>
>> At the Friends of Fintry we are wanting to bring on a caretaker to live
>> in our house and take care of  it during the off season.  We initially were
>> offering to provide the home in lieu of salary but have been informed that
>> we cannot do this.
>>
>>
>>
>> Does anybody have experience with "live in" caretakers and could advise
>> us on how to proceed?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> *Keith J Johnston*
>>
>> *Board Member - Friends of Fintry*
>>
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