Business owners are looking at ways to help make ends meet as they plan to reopen shops, restaurants and salons across Canada, and one way could be to implement a COVID-19 surcharge on bills as proprietors begin to shoulder the costs of providing personal protective equipment (PPE) to staff and, in some cases, customers.
Some businesses in Alberta and British Columbia are already implementing COVID-19 surcharges in businesses such as hair salons and dentist offices and it appears some Ontario proprietors are considering it. “Some people are charging more, some people are charging a bit less.
We came up with the number because it pays to cover the basic cost of what we’re going to use,” explains David Newman, owner of “Hair by David & Co.”,