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A Guide for Employers During COVID-19 – April 1, 2021 update

By Lisa Stam on April 2, 2021
Posted in COVID-19, Employee Resources, Employer Resources, Health and Safety, HR, Workplace Policies

A Guide for Employers during COVID-19A Guide for Employers during COVID-19

This Guide sets out the key employment law issues to consider, as well as the government’s financial relief options to explore to get through this deep economic crisis.  (Last Updated April 1, 2021)

Further free resources can be found here.

Should you need legal advice on how to manage your workplace during the COVID-19 outbreak, please get in touch.

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