Canada’s Shaw Communication to temporarily lay off about 10% of workforce

Shaw Communications said on Tuesday it would temporarily lay off about 10% of its workforce, or about 1,000 employees, as the Canadian telecom services provider looks to weather the uncertain business conditions driven by the coronavirus crisis.

Government measures to limit the spread of the virus have triggered dramatic shortages or stoppages of work in specific areas of its business, the company said in a statement.

It said the temporary layoffs will begin on April 16, and largely include employees working in retail and sales roles.