Okay, thanks.
You're going to hear shortly from workers from the Pacific Gateway Hotel, a federal quarantine site, whose owners are named in the CEWS registry. They recently fired over 70% of their staff.
We want to know whether employers like these are going to be eligible for the federal hiring subsidy. Unless the government adds clawbacks or restrictions, we think the answer to that is yes.
We think laid-off workers need a pathway back to their jobs. The new hiring subsidy should prioritize rehiring laid-off staff before making outside hires, and the clawbacks for public subsidies should apply to private sector employers as well. The government should consider working with provinces on worker recall provisions, like those adopted by the State of California and other jurisdictions, to ensure workers who faced pandemic layoffs are first in line to get their jobs back.
We think that would go a long way to ensure a just and feminist recovery.
Thank you.