Sick Days

• Number of sick days taken by public servants growing post-COVID

  Federal public servants took fewer sick days during peak pandemic remote work, but sick leave has now risen to pre-COVID levels, with 9.2 days on average in 2023–24.

  Health

  Aug 31, 2025
  
• Colleagues coming to work sick? Know your rights as cold and flu season looms

  With 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.

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2023
  
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• Faking a cold to get out of work? AI might tell if you’re actually sick

  A new study shows that artificial intelligence is pretty good at predicting the common cold, and could be used by employers to find out whether or not workers are sick.

  Lifestyle

  Apr 12, 2023
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• Questions raised about City of Surrey’s sick day staff incentive program

  Questions are being raised about a program for City of Surrey workers and staying home when they are sick.  Global News asked the city what it means.

  Health

  Nov 18, 2022
• Ontario should offer more than 3 paid COVID-19 sick days: Kingston MPP, labour council

  Some 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.

  Canada

  Jul 22, 2022
• Ontario extending paid sick days due to COVID-19 until March 2023

  The 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.

  Health

  Jul 21, 2022
• 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.

  Health

  Apr 11, 2022
• 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.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2022
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• Calling in sick make you queasy? You’re not alone

  With Omicron spreading like wildfire, people are having to make that sick call a lot more often.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2022
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• Nova Scotia’s reinstatement of temporary paid sick leave program renews calls for permanent plan

  Originally 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. 

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2022