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March 27, 2020 4:03PM

Employers must be allowed to temporarily lay off workers during COVID crisis

Alex Whalen, Niels Veldhuis
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Employers must be allowed to temporarily lay off workers during COVID crisis

High regulatory and severance costs alongside legislative uncertainty will exacerbate an already bad situation.

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layoffs, COVID, Canada Emergency Response Benefit, economic stabilization program
March 27, 2020 2:50PM

Ottawa’s ‘Emergency Response Benefit’ leaves many unanswered questions
Tegan Hill, Milagros Palacios, Alex Whalen
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Ottawa’s ‘Emergency Response Benefit’ leaves many unanswered questions

Effectively, the CERB will now cost $40 billion, up from $15 billion.

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COVID, Canada Emergency Response Benefit, CERB, employment insurance, government aid