I-Porter Airlines ihlose ukufinyelela kuhulumeni wobumbano I-Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) ukubuyisela amakhulu amalungu ethimba layo ku-payroll.
Izindiza Zendiza imise okwesikhashana zonke izindiza zivuliwe Mashi 21, ukusekela impendulo yezempilo yomphakathi Covid-19, futhi njengoba imingcele yokuhamba kanye nemingcele yomuntu siqu yokuhamba yayikhula. Iningi lamalungu eqembu likaPorter angu-1,500 lathola izaziso zesikhashana ngaleso sikhathi, neqembu elincane eligcina ukuqhubeka kwebhizinisi.
“Ithimba lethu likhombisa ukuzinikela okumangalisayo ngesikhathi iningi lingakwazi ukusebenza,” kusho UMichael Deluce, umongameli kanye ne-CEO, Izindiza Zendiza. “Njengoba sibheke phambili ekuqaliseni kabusha izindiza lapho kufanele ukwenza kanjalo, senza konke okusemandleni ukuze sihlale sixhumene nabantu bethu. Ikhono lokusebenzisa i-CEWS ingenye yezindlela zokwenza lokhu. Siyakuthokozela ukwesekwa uhulumeni wobumbano kulokhu.”
I-CEWS ihlinzeka ngoxhaso lwamaholo olungamaphesenti angama-75 (okufakwe ku- $58,700 ngonyaka) kubaqashi abafanelekile isikhathi esilinganiselwe. Lokhu kulingana nenzuzo enkulu ye $847 ngesonto, ngaphambi kokubanjwa kwemithombo.
“Sizinike isikhathi sokuqonda ukuthi i-CEWS isebenza kanjani futhi siqinisekise ukuthi amalungu eqembu lethu anenketho yokukhetha ukuthi yiluphi uhlelo lokwesekwa kweholo lukahulumeni olubasebenzela kangcono namuhla nasesikhathini esizayo,” kwengeza uDeluce.
U-Porter uhlose ukwamukela amalungu eqembu ezindimeni ezisebenzayo njengoba imisebenzi iqala kabusha futhi yakhela kabusha amaleveli adlule. Okwamanje, noma ngubani okwamanje odilizwayo okwesikhashana obuyiselwa emholweni nge-CEWS uzohlala ekhaya ngesimo sokungasebenzi.
Izinzuzo ezithile zezempilo zamalungu eqembu ziye zanakekelwa futhi zakhokhelwa inkampani phakathi nesikhathi sokudilizwa kwesikhashana. Lokhu kuzoqhubeka, kanye nokufinyelela Ohlelweni Lokusiza Abasebenzi nezinye izinhlelo zempilo.
