CERB pays more than part-time workers make in virtually every field, including government jobs.
The shuttered Dock coffee shop on Toronto's Queen Street East, May 15, 2020.
“CERB was created as emergency support for workers who had lost their job due to the pandemic, not to fund a summer break. This is why it is critical that all parties support the government’s proposed change to end CERB benefits when an employer asks a worker to return to work.” But that incentive is particularly strong among part-time workers, for whom CERB is paying out more than the average wage in almost every industry in Canada, including government jobs in public administration and education.This chart from National Bank of Canada shows that CERB payments exceed the average wage for a part-time worker in almost all industries.
A lot of employees are staying away from work for good reason, Scott noted ― including concerns about infection, and the fact that parents ― particularly women ― have little choice but to stay home with their kids when schools are closed. “In families where both parents cannot work from home, women are more likely to stay home because they earn less than men,” Ducharme and Nagle wrote.
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