Ontario Paid Sick Leave

• Small business group says Ontario paid sick leave program is ‘inadequate, unfair’

  The Better Way Alliance said the province's Worker Income Protection Benefit does not go far enough, regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Apr 29, 2021
  
• Ontario is launching paid sick leave. Should other provinces follow suit?

  Only two other provinces offer paid sick leave, while many others are either looking at introducing their own program or are calling on the federal government to step in.

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  Apr 29, 2021
  
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• Ontario’s COVID-19 paid sick leave program to include 3 days for workers

  The Ontario COVID-19 Worker Income Protection Program will see employers reimbursed 100 per cent of an employee's wage for up to $200 a day.

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  Apr 28, 2021
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• COVID-19: Ontario proposes federal benefit top-up as plan on sick day program still not announced

  The proposed top-up comes days after Premier Doug Ford promised "one of the best" paid sick day programs in North America, but details on that potential plan still aren't known.

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  Apr 27, 2021
• COVID-19: In the absence of an Ontario paid sick day program, some companies are stepping up

  Paid sick leave benefits, which allow workers to call in sick without fear of losing a day's pay, are becoming a political issue across the country, especially in Ontario. 

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  Apr 22, 2021
• Doug Ford confirms paid sick leave program for workers coming, apologizes for backtracking

  Ford said people forced into quarantine should not have to worry about their jobs or income.

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  Apr 22, 2021
• COVID-19: Ford government hints at some sort of paid sick leave support after months of refusal

  "I can assure workers that we saw what wasn't in that budget and I'll make sure I have their backs," Labour Minister Monte McNaughton said.

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  Apr 20, 2021
• COVID-19: Ontario rejects efforts on paid sick leave, says expanding police power was mistake

  Government House Paul Calandra says he anticipates the federal government will announce further enhancements to their sick-day program today.

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  Apr 19, 2021
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• COVID-19: Fundraiser aims to support Ontario essential workers without paid sick leave

  Organizers say the fund will pay out $160 per day for up to five days to those who need it, distributed on a first-come, first-served basis as long as money is available.

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  Apr 19, 2021