Article content Ken Rosenau, president of Rosenau Transport Ltd., said he estimates up to 70 per cent of his 704 employees could be eligible for the benefit. Postmedia, file
Ken Rosenau, president of Rosenau Transport Ltd., estimates that up to 70 per cent of his 704 employees could potentially be eligible for the benefit, although he is still waiting on specifics beyond the required 300 working hours between Oct. 12 and Jan. 31 and the $25 hourly wage limit in the private sector.
More details are expected to be released on Feb. 17, when applications will open for private employers to submit on behalf of their employees.
Rosenau said the benefit helps and there would be no reason for him not to support team members, but the administrative burden of having to apply on behalf of those employees could represent a “huge” expense, depending on how the government rolls the program out.
Alberta frontline workers getting one-time $1,200 payment from government; one new COVID-19 case in Fort McMurray Public and private sector workers in the health care, continuing care, education, transportation and the grocery industries will be eligible for the benefit if they worked at least 300 hours between Oct. 12 and Jan. 31.
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Publishing date: Feb 10, 2021 • February 13, 2021 • 6 minute read • Premier Jason Kenney (left) and Minister of Labour and Immigration Jason Copping, pictured at the Alberta Legislature in June 2019, announced a one-time $1,200 payment for eligible frontline workers in the province amid the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday. Ian Kucerak/Postmedia/File jpg, SP
Alberta Essential Workers to Receive $1,200 Benefit – February 10, 2021
At a press conference in Edmonton, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney discusses the province’s plan to recognize critical workers who continue to provide services during the COVID-19 pandemic. He announces that essential workers who have worked over 300 hours since the beginning of the pandemic will receive a $1,200 one-time payment through the Critical Worker Benefit. This $465 million joint federal-provincial program will reach approximately 380,000 Albertans. The premier is joined by Alberta Labour and Immigration Minister Jason Copping. (no interpretation)