The Province of Manitoba has opened applications for the Healthy Hire Manitoba Program.
This wage support program is designed to help employers reopen and encourage employees to get fully vaccinated.
Local employers can apply for up to $50,000in provincial support to help cover the wages of new employees that attest they either a) have been vaccinated b)intend to be vaccinated or c)cannot be vaccinated.
Eligible employers will receive a grant equivalent to 50% of wages for a maximum of 10 employees, and a maximum of $5000 per employee.
The wage support covers full pay periods for those employees hired on or after June 10th and the last pay period ending October 15th.
Note that eligible employers must also declare they have supported public health protocols in the workplace including providing new hires with public health vaccine information.
For more details you can access the program on line at www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/programs.healthy-hire-mb.html or by email at HealthyHire@gov.mb.ca.
If you would also like more information on how we assist dealerships in managing records to apply for these programs and other Human Resource activities please email us at info@dealerpilothr.com