City worried of a potential flare-up in the pandemic if too many people flood the downtown core as restrictions are lifted
Two dozen major Toronto employers — including Canada’s key banks and insurers — agreed to keep most of their downtown staff at home until at least September to help contain the spread of Covid-19, said the city’s mayor, John Tory.
At least 24 companies will tell their employees to work remotely including all of Canada’s six biggest banks, Manulife Financial Corp., Sun Life Financial Inc., Rogers Communications Inc., PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Ryerson University. “Telecommuting, phasing in employees return to work, and staggering start times where possible, will help businesses to maintain physical distancing,” Tory said, in particular by reducing the risk of crowding on the city’s subway system. Ridership on the Toronto Transit Commission has plunged 80 per cent since the lockdown began, he said. Prior to this, the system saw 1.8 million trips per weekday.
Bank of Nova Scotia Chief Human Resources Officer Barb Mason told Canadian employees in a memo earlier Friday that governments across Canada are asking major employers for support in a gradual and proactive approach to reopening.
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