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Work-Sharing Program | Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

Open to applications

Value

Varies.

Description

The Work-Sharing Program helps employers and employees avoid layoffs when:

  • there is a temporary decrease in the normal level of business activity, and
  • the decrease is beyond the control of the employer

The agreement provides income support to employees eligible for Employment Insurance benefits who work a temporarily reduced work week while their employer recovers. All employees participating in the agreement must experience a minimum 10% reduction to their normal weekly earnings.

Eligible Applicants

To be eligible for a Work-Sharing agreement, your business or organization must:

  • be a year-round business operating in Canada for at least 2 years
  • be a private business, a publicly held company or a certain type of non-for-profit
  • have experienced a decrease in business activities of at least 10% in the last 6 months in order to establish the need for the Work-Sharing program
  • must implement recovery measures designed to return the work unit to normal staffing levels and hours of work by the end of the Work-Sharing agreement
  • have at least 2 eligible employees in the Work-Sharing unit that must share the available work equally

Eligible employees:
To be eligible for Work-Sharing Employment Benefits, your employees must:

  • be year-round, permanent, full-time or part-time employees needed to carry out the day-to-day functions of the business (your “core staff”)
  • be eligible to receive Employment Insurance benefits*, and
    agree to reduce their normal working hours by the same percentage and to share the available work equitably

Eligible Expenses

  • Work-Sharing agreements starting after September 25, 2022 must have a minimum duration of 6 weeks and can last up to 26 weeks. If needed, an extension may be requested of up to 12 weeks bringing the initial agreement to a maximum total of 38 weeks.
  • The Work-Sharing Program may introduce temporary special measures at any time to provide additional support for affected businesses during a period of economic downturn, natural disaster or if a national emergency is declared. The special measures provide targeted support for businesses impacted to recover and avoid layoffs for a specific period of time.

Deadline Date

Open and closes.

Contact

Contact Name: Employer Inquiry Unit

E-mail Address: edsc.dgop.tp.rep-res.ws.pob.esdc@servicecanada.gc.ca.

Website: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/work-sharing.html

Industry:

Employment

Location:

Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NWT, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Tags:

Business, Employee

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