Toronto. She last worked as a cashier so she mainly applies for those jobs as she has experience there. But she's applying for others. She even applied for a PSW job (which she has the certification for). They turned her down last year. She figures she has a better chance now after nursing homes caught a lot of bad press after covid. Nursing homes are run by penny-pinching administration and we witnessed the result of that this spring.
CERB's $2,000/month before taxes is less than full time minimum wage. I can see CERB being a deterrent for part-time and casual labour to go back to work. But not full-time. $2,000/month before taxes in expensive urban areas like Toronto is not a lot of money to live on and it's only temporary. It's not a permanent basic income. Once the EI runs out, many Canadians are going to have trouble getting work. So it's not even smart for part-time/casual workers to turn down job offers in favor of collecting CERB/EI.
Toronto. She last worked as a cashier so she mainly applies for those jobs as she has experience there. But she's applying for others. She even applied for a PSW job (which she has the certification for). They turned her down last year. She figures she has a better chance now after nursing homes caught a lot of bad press after covid. Nursing homes are run by penny-pinching administration and we witnessed the result of that this spring.
CERB's $2,000/month before taxes is less than full time minimum wage. I can see CERB being a deterrent for part-time and casual labour to go back to work. But not full-time. $2,000/month before taxes in expensive urban areas like Toronto is not a lot of money to live on and it's only temporary. It's not a permanent basic income. Once the EI runs out, many Canadians are going to have trouble getting work. So it's not even smart for part-time/casual workers to turn down job offers in favor of collecting CERB/EI.