‘This measure will provide flexibility to employers to recall employees once work picks up again after this difficult time period and avoid severing their employment’
Greater Toronto Area alone has 241,000 tech industry jobs
Government also making temporary changes to nominee program
Half of those in Alberta, B.C., Ontario have experienced income reductions due to COVID-19
More than two-thirds of those received no compensation for lost hours
Passed back in 2018, new rules around pay equity in Canada are expected to come into effect in 2020. Employers can take steps to prepare by reviewing compensation practices and setting up a pay equity committee, says Natalka Haras of ADP
