The City of Regina has issued layoff notices to 360 casual employees and is postponing the recall of 500 seasonal employees as more and more cases of COVID-19 are confirmed. “We recognize this will result in hardship,” city manager Chris Holden said.
The city is confident in the financial supports being established at higher levels of government, he said, and will work with its employees to access them. “Obviously, it doesn’t make the decisions any easier,” Holden said. “These are uncertain times.” As of Thursday, there were 28 cases of COVID-19 in Regina and 95 across the province.
Approximately 80 per cent of the City of Regina’s 1,000 casual and seasonal staff are impacted by the cuts, effective March 31.