Today, I am announcing that the @cityoftoronto and a number of other major downtown employers, as well as Toronto’s post-secondary institutions, will continue to support a majority of employees, where possible, continuing to work from home until September at the earliest.
Telecommuting, phasing-in employees' return to work and staggering start times where possible will help businesses maintain physical distancing, it will help keep their workplaces healthy, and most importantly, reduce pressure on public transit as businesses resume operations.
On the daily start time side, having some people start for example, after nine o'clock in the morning, fits a quieter time on public transit and may even fit the sleep patterns of some Torontonians.
The #TTC is currently operating at approximately 20% capacity. We can continue to maintain physical distancing on the #TTC up to 30% capacity – an additional 180,000 people per day.
By delaying and phasing-in the physical return to work and school at some of these major businesses and institutions, and staggering daily start times, we are finding a way to live with the continuing threat of #COVID19.
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