Month in Review – Nunavut
Laws & Announcements
Telecommuting
Mar 21: The GN implemented a new Remote Hiring Policy requiring full-time employees who are telecommuting from outside Nunavut to reapply for their jobs. About 50 GN employees who are currently working remotely stand to lose their jobs when the policy goes into effect at the end of August, according to a CBC report.
Action Point: Find out how to implement a legally sound telecommuting policy at your workplace
Employment Benefits
Apr 1: For 16 years, the GN has kept the monthly residency allowance for Nunavut employees at $400. But effective today, that allowance has increased to $1,000 per month.
New Laws
Mar 5: The governments of Canada and Nunavut signed a pair of bilateral agreements under which Nunavut will receive $35.6 million in federal funding to improve health care access and services across the territory.