The Impact of COVID-19 on your Workforce in Canada
April 8, 2020
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (ET)
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Employers are being asked to make tough choices during this global event of unprecedented scale. The measures required to protect human health in the face of this pandemic are extraordinary and the legal landscape is changing daily. This webinar is designed to provide clarity on a range of employment law topics and cover up to the minute government programs.
Join lawyers from McMillan’s Employment, Business Law and Tax groups for a webinar on Wednesday, April 8th as we unpack and address the impacts of COVID-19 on your workforce and how these impacts can be best managed.
In this presentation we will specifically consider:
- Overview of options for employers struggling to manage their workforce, including layoffs, terminations and leave of absences;
- Communications/best employee practices for workplaces designated to be “essential”;
- Latest information on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy; and
- SUB Plans/Workshare arrangements
- Managing Employee Communications
This program is eligible for up to 60 minutes Substantive CPD in Ontario and 60 minutes CPD in BC.
Training for which eligibility has been confirmed by the Barreau du Québec for the purposes of obligatory continuing legal education, for the duration of 1 hour.
John Clifford
Partner
Toronto
Dianne Rideout
Partner
Vancouver
Kyle Lambert
Partner
Ottawa
Andrew Stirling
Partner
Ottawa
Robyn Osgood
McMillan Vantage
Ottawa
For more information, contact: events@mcmillan.ca
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