Will employees be paid during temporary coronavirus closures? – 640 Toronto

All Ontario public schools will be closed until April 5th due to the coronavirus outbreak, during which time teachers will be paid, and the federal government has just announced changes to Employment Insurance to assist employees who find themselves out of work due to COVID-19.

Will employees be paid during temporary coronavirus closures?

Jon Pinkus is a Toronto employment lawyer, and an associate at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP. He joined hosts Mike Stafford and Supriya Dwivedi on Global News Radio 640 Toronto to discuss the rights of employees during this unprecedented national response to the coronavirus outbreak.