A few of you have contacted us about the Rapid Testing kits now being made available directly to employers. The province announced yesterday that its making rapid testing kits available directly to all essential businesses that are allowed to be open and who require...
HRLive
Stay-at-Home Order
by Diego | May 13, 2021 | HRLive, Ontario, Partners
As expected, the Stay-at-Home Order will be extended beyond the May 19th deadline previously set until June 2nd. The provincial government also used this as an opportunity to announce an expansion to its vaccine program, confirming that youth 12 and older will be...
COVID-19 Worker Income Protection Program
by Diego | Apr 30, 2021 | HRLive, Ontario, Partners
As you have likely heard on the news, the Provincial government has confirmed access to three paid sick days for Ontario workers impacted by COVID-19 under theWorker Income Protection Program. Key takeaways include: This is a temporary program and is only available...
Budget Update – Employment Programs
by Diego | Apr 22, 2021 | Blog, Canada, HRLive
Brought to you by our partner HRLive At more than 700 pages the Federal government budget released yesterday includes something for everyone (we will briefly update the most significant announcements for employers). Permanent, unfunded spending increases means the...
“Essential Workplace” – WFH Clarification
by Diego | Apr 22, 2021 | Blog, HRLive, Ontario
Brought to you by our partner HRLiveI’ve received several questions regarding the impact of the stay-at-home order as it respects “essential workplaces” and for this reason we are providing the following important clarification to our HRLiveClient group: Previously...