A small group of employees at Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) have been issued temporary layoff notices. The layoffs come in the wake of coronavirus pandemic creating uncertainty in the workforce.
In a statement issued by chief human resource officer Tamara Erhardt, SGI said more than 2,000 employees continue to work at this time, either remotely or at an SGI location. “However, there is a very small group – fewer than 25 employees at this time – that no longer have work, cannot be redeployed or that are unable to work (for various reasons),” the statement said.
Affected employees have been notified, and will remain in their roles with full pay for the coming 30 days in accordance with their collective bargaining agreement (CBA).