During this challenging time, we want to provide our members and the broader business community with valuable information while also serving as an open channel. Today, we are launching a BRIEF survey to collect information from employers about the myriad challenges you are facing amid COVID-19.
Your input will help us consolidate issues, and share information and ideas, but most importantly, to advocate with the provincial government on what Manitoba businesses need to move forward and recover.
Please take five minutes to provide us with this crucial information. This methodologically-sound survey is conducted by Leger Marketing, and all collected information will be aggregated to ensure respondent anonymity. The survey will be open until 11:59 PM, March 25, 2020.
If you're seeking helpful and practical specifics regarding COVID-19, this webinar courtesy of People First HR is extremely well done. The webinar discusses necessary hygiene, Manitoba employment standards, and presents three worker scenarios to illuminate the most frequently asked questions.
1Life Workplace Safety Solutions is sharing a wealth of free resources on their website including cleaning and disinfecting instructions, quarantine practices, scam alerts, and more.
Analysis of Federal Government's $82b Economic Response Plan
Our partners at The Canadian Chamber of Commerce and MNP have provided excellent analyses of the federal
$82billion economic response plan.
As of March 19, 2020, public health officials advise the number of lab-confirmed positive and presumptive positive cases in Manitoba remains at 17 at this time.
To protect the health of patients, staff and volunteers, visitor access at all Manitoba hospitals has been suspended. Exceptions for compassionate reasons will continue to be made on a case-by-case basis but will adhere to vigilant screening. One visitor per patient may be admitted with the approval of individual facility managers in some departments. For pediatric patients, one parent or guardian will be allowed to visit at a time following screening.
Nine screening clinics are now open in Manitoba, including 4 in Winnipeg; one in Brandon, Flin Flon, The Pas, and Thompson; and a drive-through clinic in Selkirk. More clinics will open in the days to follow.
The Health Minister shared yesterday that 27 new ventilators have been delivered to support Manitoba's health care.
Business Continuity Planning Toolkits for Manitoba Businesses - Coming Soon!
As employers, we're all operating in an unprecedented time. We have been able to spend our time working with partners to compile very robust business continuity planning toolkits. We will add these to our COVID-19 Tools & Resources web pages as soon as they're ready and include the links in this e-newsletter next week.
