X V fx 39237480 A B C D Cost estimate - Government's COVID-19 Temporary Measures for Work-Sharing Number of Claims from COVID $35,005 Average weekly benefit paid $77.37 Average weekly earnings under WS eligible for El $888 Average reduction in hours during WS agreements 15.85% El Work-Sharing Rate 55% Average duration of WS agreements (weeks) 16.65 Total cost 45,095,368 Cost recovery from PIT revenue $5,857,888 Net cost to government