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A Guide for Employers During COVID-19 – March 26, 2021 update

By Lisa Stam on March 29, 2021
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A 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 March 26, 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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