Answers to frequently asked questions from employers regarding COVID-19 – April 1 update

Answers to frequently asked questions from employers regarding COVID-19 - the impact, rules and best practices for addressing the global coronavirus outbreak in the workplace. (Last Updated April 1, 2020). Further free resources can be found here. Should you need legal advice on how to manage your workplace during the COVID-19 outbreak, please get in touch.

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Answers to frequently asked questions from employers regarding COVID-19 – March 30 update

Answers to frequently asked questions from employers regarding COVID-19 - the impact, rules and best practices for addressing the global coronavirus outbreak in the workplace. (Last Updated March 30, 2020). Further free resources can be found here. Should you need legal advice on how to manage your workplace during the COVID-19 outbreak, please get in touch.

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New Programs for Employees and Employers During the COVID-19 Crisis: the Canada Emergency Response Benefit and the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy

COVID-19

The measures introduced to protect us all from COVID-19 have had a huge economic impact on individuals and businesses. The federal government has been rolling out – and changing – various relief measures over the past few weeks. 

Today we will outline two new measures which will likely be helpful to many of the businesses and individuals impacted: the Canada Emergency Response Benefit and the Small Business 75% Wage Subsidy. 

An Alternative to EI: The Canada Emergency Response Benefit

The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) was announced on March 25, 2020. It is an alternative form of loss of income benefit. 

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