Indigenous Business Group – Employment Commentary

Thus far in March the World Health Organization has declared that COVID-19 is a pandemic, Prime Minister Trudeau has announced a suite of federal responses related to the spread of the virus, and British Columbia has declared a state of emergency. In response to the rapidly increasing impacts of COVID-19, individuals, businesses, governments and Indigenous Nations have all been scrambling to adapt.

With the slow-down or complete closure, as the case may be, of many businesses, employers are facing many difficult employment-related questions. Indigenous Nations and businesses are no different. Below we provide guidance with respect to some of the most asked employment questions, as they may apply to Indigenous leadership.