The WorkersSA国际影视传媒� Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) has extended assessment payment deadlines until the summer for employers unable to make their payments because of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Late payment interest charges are also suspended, the commission said in a news release on Wednesday. 

Effective April 1 the new deadline is Aug. 1, 2020. 

The payments comprise employersSA国际影视传媒� annual contributions to the WorkersSA国际影视传媒� Protection Fund to cover work-related injury and illness costs. The amounts vary depending on the annual assessment base rate for employers subclass or industry and payroll estimates for the year. 

SA国际影视传媒淭he purpose of these changes is to give extra time to employers to adjust their payroll estimates for 2020 and to make their payments later in the year without facing any penalties,SA国际影视传媒� said Debbie Molloy, WSCC president and CEO.

Employers currently registered with the WSCC can switch to two equal installments paid in August and October 2020 of this year. 

Renee Comeau, executive director of the NWT Chamber of Commerce, told SA国际影视传媒 the chamber supports the WSCCSA国际影视传媒檚 payment measures.

SA国际影视传媒�ItSA国际影视传媒檚 a good initiative to assist business in keeping business going in the short term,SA国际影视传媒� she said. 

The measures donSA国际影视传媒檛 apply to the GNWT and the Government of Nunavut which remain on a four-installment schedule.

 SA国际影视传媒淎ll employers with changes to their workforce as a result of Covid-19 are encouraged to look at their payroll and submit a revised estimate to the WSCC for their 2020 assessable payroll as soon as possible,SA国际影视传媒� Molloy said. 

SA国际影视传媒淓stimated payroll includes payroll for workers, casual labourers, and any contractors you are covering for work taking place in the Northwest Territories and/or Nunavut in the current calendar year.SA国际影视传媒�