Absolutely. All Procom staff is 100% working from home, operational and working to find your next great opportunity during this challenging time. 

Yes, clients are still hiring – however, we have seen a dip in some industry sectors.  

The hiring process has also slightly changed. While we no longer conduct in-person interviews, video conferencing has become the new norm and we continue to hire great candidates found by our recruitment teams. 

Please contact your Procom Client Services representative if you have any questions about your applications.  

Our Contractor back office team is fully engaged and actively processing time and expense payments.  We have had no interruptions in our core payment practices, nor do we anticipate any. 
 
However, we have identified a potential future risk regarding payments processed by physical cheque, which will become more difficult to distribute or collect in a largely remote work configuration.  

In the limited instances where cheques continue to be used, we are reaching out to offer our services to support a transition to EFT. 

If you’re displaying any symptoms of being sick, stay home and self-isolate for 14 days. If you are currently sick or think you’re becoming sick, contact your Procom Client Services representative and/or your workplace manager to report your absence and discuss the next steps. 

Symptoms to look for include: Fever, sore throat, coughing, shortness of breath and/or difficulty breathing, vomiting, severe headaches, diarrhea and ear pain. 

If you suspect you may have been exposed to COVID-19, do not self-diagnose.  Symptoms will differ from person to person with people displaying few, all or no symptoms. If you think you have been exposed to COVID-19, you should: 

• Immediately call the public health authority in your province or state – each will have its own support number. 

• Stay inside and practice self-isolation. Do not go into your workplace until you are properly diagnosed and receive clearance from your healthcare practitioner. 

• Follow the protocol of your workplace for reporting an absence, and contact your Procom Client Services representative and workplace manager to report your absence. 

In Canada, if you cannot work because you or someone in your home contracts COVID-19, you will be entitled to an unpaid job protected leave of absence under applicable provincial and federal employment standards legislation (e.g., statutory sick leave, medical leave, family care/responsibility leave).  

In the event that you request to take a certain unpaid leave of absence (and you meet the requirements of that leave), your employer must grant the unpaid leave of absence to you, and you cannot be terminated or laid off while you are on that leave of absence.  

Entitlements depend on prevailing provincial and federal employment, and potentially client Sick leave policies. In this scenario, it is best to contact your Procom Client Services representative for clarification and help during the process. 

In the United States, The U.S. Department of Labor’s Families First Coronavirus Response Act requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. 

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division administers and enforces the new law’s paid leave requirements. These provisions will apply from April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. 

Generally, If you work for the government or for a company with fewer than 500 employees,: 

• Two weeks (up to 80 hours) of paid sick leave at the employee’s regular rate of pay where the employee is unable to work because the employee is quarantined (pursuant to federal, state, or local government order or advice of a health care provider), and/or experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and seeking a medical diagnosis; or 
• Two weeks (up to 80 hours) of paid sick leave at two-thirds the employee’s regular rate of pay because the employee is unable to work because of a bona fide need to care for an individual subject to quarantine (pursuant to federal, state, or local government order or advice of a health care provider), or care for a child (under 18 years of age) whose school or child care provider is closed or unavailable for reasons related to COVID-19, and/or the employee is experiencing a substantially similar condition as specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the secretaries of the Treasury and Labor. 

A covered employer must provide to employees that it has employed for at least 30 days: 

• Up to an additional 10 weeks of paid expanded family and medical leave at two-thirds the employee’s regular rate of pay where an employee is unable to work due to a bona fide need for leave to care for a child whose school or child care provider is closed or unavailable for reasons related to COVID-19.