EI-like benefit for gig, contract workers will be available after CERB ends, Trudeau says
EI system ready for influx of 4 million applicants in September, employment minister says
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Ontario considering mandatory farm worker coronavirus testing as Windsor-area cases surge
Hundreds of migrant workers in the region have tested positive for the virus over the past few months and two have died
$80B CERB program may hamper recovery by being a disincentive to work, provinces warn
Various premiers have warned that the private sector has struggled to rehire some workers due to the hard eligibility cut-offs under the program
One-eyed bus driver wins discrimination case; judge nixes licence rule
Liliana Di Cienzo lost her right eye to cancer. Ontario Ministry of Transportation said vision regulations precluded her holding a Class C commercial licence
Feds relax fingerprinting rules when screening new hires during COVID-19
The government has quietly relaxed a requirement to fingerprint prospective new federal hires as part of security…
More Canadians will be working from home post-pandemic, StatCan data suggests
Nearly 1/4 of Canadian businesses expect that 10 per cent or more of their workforce will continue to telework or work remotely post-pandemic
Where the jobs are: Some sectors rebounding fasters as Canada emerges from lockdown
Who’s hiring? A look at the Canadian job market
Federal wage subsidy to be extended to December, Trudeau says
CEWS covers 75 per cent of wages, up to a weekly maximum of $847, for eligible companies and non-profits
Canadian economy adds 953,000 jobs in June, unemployment rate falls
Unemployment rate fell to 12.3% in June after hitting a record-high of 13.7% in May