The Ontario government is taking steps to help ensure that as the economy gradually and safely reopens workers will have jobs to return to and businesses will be protected from incurring unsustainable termination costs. Today, the government announced that it has enacted a new regulatory amendment that will put non-unionized employees on Infectious Disease Emergency Leave during the COVID-19 outbreak any time their hours of work are temporarily reduced by their employer due to COVID-19. This will ensure businesses aren’t forced to terminate employees after their ESA temporary layoff periods have expired.
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Midland Honda opens new dealership
Midland Honda officially unveiled its brand-new, state-of-the-art dealership at 947 Jones Road on November 23. The 23,422-square-foot dealership, located on a 2.48-hectare lot at the corner of Highway 12 and Jones Road, features a seven-vehicle indoor showroom, 11...
GBGH awarded for championing organ and tissue donation
At a virtual awards ceremony held November 24, Georgian Bay General Hospital (GBGH) was honoured with a Provincial Conversion Rate Award by Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN), Ontario’s organ and tissue donation and transplantation agency. This award recognizes GBGH...
Are you Planning to BUY or SELL a Business or Farm?
Find out about the Business Transition Matching program through North Simcoe Community Futures Development Corporation. Contact Lois Irvine at 705.526.1371 ext. 113. Spots are limited!
Funding a ‘tremendous step forward’ for skilled trades: Dunlop
The Ontario government is providing $180.5 million to connect workers in the tourism and hospitality sector and others most affected by the pandemic to training and jobs. Part of Ontario’s Action Plan: Protect, Support, Recover, this investment includes a skilled...
Midland’s Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons to offer ‘scaled-down version’ of First Light
Staff at Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons aren’t letting the COVID-19 pandemic completely ruin the holiday season. A ‘scaled-down version’ of First Light will be held in late November. The historical site on the outskirts of Midland, once home to the Huron Wendat people,...