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More than a quarter (27%) of 3,389 small firms with employees that responded, from a CFIB membership of 110,000 small firms (including the self-employed with no employees), from a business registry census of 1.2 million small and medium enterprises.
Not the only misleading info. https://twitter.com/CFIB/status/1283723400041635840
Not the only misleading info. https://twitter.com/CFIB/status/1283723400041635840
The reason I know this is cuz y'day I was asked to respond to the CFIB claim for a piece by @bbritneff at @globalnews
Here's the presser: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/more-than-one-quarter-of-small-firms-report-workers-refusing-to-return-to-work-preference-for-cerb-top-reason-given-841781366.html
Before commenting, I asked for survey that revealed % "refused to return to work because of CERB". #DueDiligence
Here's the presser: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/more-than-one-quarter-of-small-firms-report-workers-refusing-to-return-to-work-preference-for-cerb-top-reason-given-841781366.html
Before commenting, I asked for survey that revealed % "refused to return to work because of CERB". #DueDiligence
CFIB didn't publish this backgrounder. The reporter sent it. There were other findings (only 6 slides but one is labelled 13) but slide 1 shows only 25% of all biz that responded were having trouble finding staff. Biggest %: in QC (LTCs, hospitality) and MB (food processing/mfg)
There were only 868 respondents to the question "what reasons has your staff given for not returning to work" of which CFIB claims in the presser 62% say "prefer CERB".
Yet this slide says only 14% of all businesses say they had staff who refused to return to work because of CERB
Yet this slide says only 14% of all businesses say they had staff who refused to return to work because of CERB
What kind of jobs were hardest to fill? The most COVID19 risky ones where distancing/PPE may be missing: hospitality, warehousing, manufacturing (this is primarily food processing), delivery, construction, personal services (LTCs?)
CERB may indeed be the safest option for you!
CERB may indeed be the safest option for you!
The biggest insult to our thinking is that their presser explicitly asks for greater leniency for biz to get the wage subsidy (why should we have to lose 30% of our revenue? why can't we keep everything and get help???) while restricting access to CERB.
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/more-than-one-quarter-of-small-firms-report-workers-refusing-to-return-to-work-preference-for-cerb-top-reason-given-841781366.html
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/more-than-one-quarter-of-small-firms-report-workers-refusing-to-return-to-work-preference-for-cerb-top-reason-given-841781366.html
I expect more from all of us - individuals, communities, nonprofits, businesses, associations, governments - during this pandemic, and you should too.
Let's deal with honest failures, and not waste energy on policy failures that don't exist.
Please.
Everyone.
Let's deal with honest failures, and not waste energy on policy failures that don't exist.
Please.
Everyone.
Here's the @globalnews piece by @bbritneff
https://globalnews.ca/news/7184365/businesses-staff-refusing-return-to-work-survey/
There are labour shortages in good times and bad, including recessions. Everyone wants to maximize our economic potential.
Is the problem not enough wage subsidies for employers and too much CERB for workers?
https://globalnews.ca/news/7184365/businesses-staff-refusing-return-to-work-survey/
There are labour shortages in good times and bad, including recessions. Everyone wants to maximize our economic potential.
Is the problem not enough wage subsidies for employers and too much CERB for workers?
