Employees at three national museums in Ottawa are being asked to take several weeks of unpaid leave, equivalent to about a 20 per cent pay cut, in order to avoid layoffs. It's all due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 shutdown at the Canada Science and Technology Museum, Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, and Canada Aviation and Space Museum, all managed by the Crown corporation Ingenium. 20% pay cutAbout 300 employees of the three museums are members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC). The union worked with management to come up with the recent agreement for staff to take weeks of unpaid leave. Christina Tessier, CEO of Ingenium, which manages three national museums in Ottawa, says the Crown corporation is facing a $7-million shortfall due to the forced closures during COVID-19.

Source: CBC News June 17, 2020 07:52 UTC