Small Business Owners Working Eight-Day Week Equivalent Due to Staff Shortages: CFIB

Small Business Owners Working Eight-Day Week Equivalent Due to Staff Shortages: CFIB
A server clears a table on a patio at a restaurant, in Vancouver, on April 2, 2021. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
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A new study by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says the average small business owner is working the equivalent of an eight-day workweek due to staffing challenges, especially in Western Canada.

The report, based on a survey of CFIB members last September, found 59 per cent of Canada’s small and medium-sized businesses were affected by labour shortages, forcing the average owner to work 54 hours per week to compensate.