WHITEHORSE — Low-income essential workers in Yukon are getting a temporary $4 per hour wage increase during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The territorial government says eligible workers for the program can’t make more than $20 per hour and will receive the benefit for up to 16 weeks. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Essential workers are those in the health-care sector or people who work in the supply of food, medicine, energy, water, transportation and government.
Economic Development Minister Ranj Pillai says in a news release that essential workers have delivered goods and kept shelves stocked.