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A Work-Sharing agreement 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.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible employers
To be eligible for a Work-Sharing agreement, your business must:
- be a year-round business in Canada for at least 1 year
- be a private business or a publicly held company, and
- have at least 2 employees in the Work-Sharing unit
- During COVID-19, Work-Sharing extended eligibility to:
Government Business Enterprises, also referred to as public corporations, and
not-for-profit employers experiencing a shortage of work. Shortage due to a reduction of business activity and/or a reduction in revenue levels due to COVID-19
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 (EI) benefits*, and
agree to reduce their normal working hours by the same percentage and to share the available work
During COVID-19, Work-Sharing extended eligibility to:
- employees considered essential to the recovery and viability of the business, such as:
- technical employees engaged in product development
- outside sales agents
- marketing agents
Eligible Expenses
Deadline Date
Special measures are effective March 15, 2020 to September 24, 2022.Contact
Contact Name: Employer Contact Centre
Phone Number: 1-800-367-5693
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