Debbie Lawes

Thousands of research staff layoffs averted with $450 million wage subsidy

Debbie Lawes
May 20, 2020

Research staff who work at hospital research institutes were excluded from the federal government's $73-billion wage subsidy package. A major lobbying effort by groups like HealthCareCAN persuaded the federal government to fix the problem.

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Topics:
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