KEEPING WAGES LOW TO RETAIN CERB BENEFITS

 After more than three months on temporary layoff, Jake, a waiter at a restaurant in southern Ontario has just gone back to his job. But his return to work presents a dilemma that’s likely familiar to many recipients of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB).
   “It almost feels like we’re being incentivized to make just under $1,000 [a month],” says Jake, whom Global News is identifying only by his first-name due to the sensitive nature of his situation.
   That’s because recipients of the CERB, which provides $2,000 a month to Canadians who’ve lost their income due to COVID-19, can only earn up to $1,000 in a four-week period before losing their benefits.