Paid Sick Leave
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Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce calling for amendments to B.C.’s paid sick leaveThe province instituted the rule on Jan. 1, 2022, and employers are now required to provide eligible employees up to five days of paid sick leave.CanadaMar 25, 2023
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With flu season underway, BC Federation of Labour presses for 15 days of paid sick leaveThe call for 15 days comes after the organization held a recent convention in Vancouver with more than 1,000 delegates in attendance.PoliticsDec 6, 2022
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Federally regulated workers eligible for 10 days of paid sick leave under new rulesIn a news release, Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan says the paid leave means "more workers won't have to choose between getting well and getting paid."CanadaDec 1, 2022
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EI sickness benefits to be extended to 26 weeks as feds tease long-promised reformThe maximum length of unpaid medical leave available to federally regulated private-sector workers is also being extended to 27 weeks from 17.CanadaNov 25, 2022
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End of COVID 19 isolation requirement in N.S. sparks calls for paid sick leaveSome Nova Scotians are calling for paid sick leave now that the province is dropping its mandatory isolation requirement for people with COVID-19.EconomyJul 5, 2022
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Ford government urged to extend paid sick leave amid COVID-19 waveThe provincial Worker Income Protection Benefit program is slated to end on July 31 with no formal indication on whether the measure will be extended.PoliticsJul 5, 2022
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Sask. government shoots down opposition paid sick leave billSaskatchewan bill 606 on paid sick days, that would have provided legislation guaranteeing Saskatchewan workers up to 14 days of paid sick leave, was voted down Thursday.CanadaMay 12, 2022
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N.S. extends paid sick leave program ‘while COVID is still very active’Nova Scotia is extending its paid sick leave program by more than a month, as COVID-19 cases continue to climb in the province forcing many to stay off the job.HealthApr 11, 2022
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Calls grow for permanent paid sick leave as N.S. tells people to ‘get back out there’Nova Scotia's temporary paid sick leave program expired last month and advocates are calling for legislation for permanent paid sick days as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.CanadaApr 9, 2022
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Nova Scotia’s reinstatement of temporary paid sick leave program renews calls for permanent planOriginally when the program was rolled out last May, the government set aside $16 million. The province ended up paying out about $600,000 to cover 4,000 sick days.CanadaJan 10, 2022
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