"Further to actively following the authorities' guidelines, these additional measures will help reduce the risks to the health and safety of our customers and employees. We regret the layoffs resulting from these measures and the effect this will have on our employees and their families. I would also like to highlight the hard work of all our teams who are diligently managing this situation in order to help mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 virus on the health of the population," commented Jean Bédard, President and Chief Executive Officer.
These measures will take effect starting today. We have also reallocated certain resources to our home delivery and take-out services in restaurants that remain in operation. These measures still result in the temporary layoff of 2,200 people.
Finally, in order to mitigate the financial impact of this situation on some of our partners, we are now granting royalty payment breaks to our 11 franchisees for an indefinite period.
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