On April 30, 2020 the government of Saskatchewan announced a $400 per month temporary wage supplement to help workers providing support to vulnerable citizens through the COVID-19 pandemic.
The $400 flat rate benefit will be available for up to sixteen weeks, between March 4, 2020 and July 4, 2020, for each eligible worker. The supplement will be cost-shared with the Federal Government at an estimated total cost of $56 million.
To be eligible for the new supplement, the worker must earn less than $2,500 a month and be employed at one of the following:
- Senior care facilities, including private care homes and home care;
- Licensed childcare facilities;
- Group homes run by community-based organizations; or
- Emergency shelters.
Full-time and part-time caregivers, cooks and cleaners , employed at facilities which meet the specified criteria will be eligible for the temporary wage supplement.
Originally published 30 April 2020
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