Restaurants Canada is calling for the federal wage subsidy to remain available as long as restrictions are in place for businesses and to gradually reduce as revenues increase.
NEW WESTMINSTER -- Despite the easing of COVID-19 restrictions that have allowed diners back at B.C. restaurants, many people remain out of work in the food service industry, according toNow there are calls for changes to federal support programs to help businesses keep people employed while they continue to navigate challenges posed by the pandemic.
The organization is also calling on Ottawa to change the requirement for a 30 per cent revenue decline, and instead assess needs on a scale, so that increasing sales while still operating at a loss won't mean a business is cut off. Their family business shut down for four weeks early into the pandemic and has since reopened its eight locations. They rehired staff with the help of the subsidy.
She said they'd also like to see help for new and newly opened businesses, which don't qualify for current support programs.
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