NEWS RELEASE
COUNTY OF SIMCOE
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Businesses and organizations are invited to participate in the next “Ask an Expert” virtual webinar occurring on Nov. 12, which will help businesses understand employment standards and occupational health and safety rights and obligations as they relate to COVID-19.
The session will be delivered by subject-matter experts from the Ministry of Labour, Training, and Skills Development who will answer frequently asked questions the ministry receives about COVID-19, such as:
- What flexibility is there around changing hours of work?
- Can an employee be let go if they refuse to go back to work due to a family obligation related to COVID-19?
- Who is responsible for protecting workers against COVID-19 in the workplace?
- Can a worker refuse to work if they feel unsafe due to COVID-19?
Event: Ask an Expert: Reopening Ontario
- Where: Zoom (details for joining the Zoom meeting will be sent in advance)
- When: Nov. 12, 2020 ~ 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Register: Visit https://askanexpert-reopening.eventbrite.ca.
Participants can submit questions in advance when registering or by emailing [email protected] This session is part of the “Ask an Expert” series presented in partnership with the County of Simcoe, the Small Business Centre of Barrie, Simcoe County and Orillia, South Georgian Bay Small Business Enterprise Centre, Orillia Area Community Development Corporation, Nottawasaga Futures, North Simcoe Community Futures Development Corporation and the Centre for Business and Economic Development.
County of Simcoe is composed of sixteen member municipalities and provides crucial public services to County residents in addition to providing paramedic and social services to the separated cities of Barrie and Orillia. Visit our website at simcoe.ca.
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