Paid Sick Days
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Colleagues coming to work sick? Know your rights as cold and flu season loomsWith paid sick days not covered nationwide and some companies moving away from work from home, some employees may feel the need to work at the office while sick.CanadaSep 5, 2023
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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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MLA tees off on N.B. sick day proposal, says stop ‘telling businesses what to do’New Brunswick legislators heard from various stakeholders about a proposal to mandate 10 paid sick days in the province.PoliticsFeb 23, 2023
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New Brunswick legislature to consider mandating 10 paid sick daysThe proposal comes as jurisdictions around the country consider implementing some level of paid sick leave.CanadaJan 11, 2023
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Ontario NDP calls for permanent paid sick days program to fight monkeypoxNDP legislator Kristyn Wong-Tam says the isolation recommendation for those who are sick with monkeypox can be 21 days or potentially longer.PoliticsJul 26, 2022
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Ontario should offer more than 3 paid COVID-19 sick days: Kingston MPP, labour councilSome local figures in Kingston, Ont., feel that the province should up the cap for paid COVID-19 sick days following Doug Ford's extension of the program.CanadaJul 22, 2022
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Ontario extending paid sick days due to COVID-19 until March 2023The Ontario government says it will extend its paid sick days program for missed work as a result of a COVID-19 infection until the end of March 2023.HealthJul 21, 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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Paid sick leave bill introduced for workers in SaskatchewanThe Saskatchewan NDP introduced a bill to provide 10 paid sick days each year during non-COVID-19 times and 14 paid sick days during the COVID-19 state of emergency.PoliticsNov 16, 2021
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