Mitigation of employment in a pandemic
Over the past three months, as a result of COVID-19, jobs have been lost across Canada at an astonishing rate. While many industries have had to lay-off staff and downsize, others have thrived.
Heigh ho, heigh ho, it’s back to work we go – Employer return-to-work considerations in the post-COVID-19 era
In the post-COVID-19 work world, employers must be ready to face the new challenges of what a return to work entails. With daily press conferences and briefings people have a heightened awareness, and in some cases fear, about what the current environment looks like. With that in mind, as stay-at-home orders and restrictions start to lift and more businesses begin to open and resume “regular” operations, it’s important for employers to start putting return-to-work plans and protocols in place.
Federal COVID-19 aid package: The 10 percent wage subsidy and the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (updated)
On April 11, 2020, the federal government passed legislation and released further details on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy program.
