Howard Levitt: It will have unintended, potentially ruinous, consequences to our employment and tax base
Q: What do you think will be the biggest disruption or new precedents set in employment law as a result of the pandemic?Article content continuedThe first disruptor is the new-found desire of Canadians to work from home. A recent poll by John Wrights’ Dart Research found that 84 per cent of employees, now working from home, wish to continue doing so at least some of the time, and 46 per cent for a significant portion of the time.
Put crassly, why not pay $3 a day rather than $300, particularly in a world where you are competing with companies in those countries. Those advocating working from home have not addressed this problem and it has not even been part of the debate. But it’s an inexorable logical consequence. What ruinous consequences might this have for our unemployment rate and tax base?
Employees will find that they will be increasingly laid off or have their wages reduced as employers begin using legal tools never utilized before
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