WestJet plans to bring workers back on payroll via wage subsidy program
WestJet Airlines says it will bring back nearly 6,400 laid-off employees to the payroll using Ottawa's emergency wage subsidy program as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to crater the airline sector. The company plans to apply to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and rehire workers at three-quarters of their previous wage once the federal government has approved it. "This does not automatically mean that they will be coming back to work as there may not be work there for them," CEO Ed Sims said Wednesday. The majority will likely stay home, as the airline has slashed domestic capacity and cancelled all transatlantic and US routes until May 4. The 12-week program covers 75% of a worker's salary or up to $847 per week at companies that have seen revenues drop off by at least 15% in March. <br/>
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WestJet plans to bring workers back on payroll via wage subsidy program
WestJet Airlines says it will bring back nearly 6,400 laid-off employees to the payroll using Ottawa's emergency wage subsidy program as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to crater the airline sector. The company plans to apply to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and rehire workers at three-quarters of their previous wage once the federal government has approved it. "This does not automatically mean that they will be coming back to work as there may not be work there for them," CEO Ed Sims said Wednesday. The majority will likely stay home, as the airline has slashed domestic capacity and cancelled all transatlantic and US routes until May 4. The 12-week program covers 75% of a worker's salary or up to $847 per week at companies that have seen revenues drop off by at least 15% in March. <br/>
