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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Faking a cold to get out of work? AI might tell if you’re actually sickA 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.LifestyleApr 12, 2023
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Questions raised about City of Surrey’s sick day staff incentive programQuestions 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.HealthNov 18, 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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Calling in sick make you queasy? You’re not aloneWith Omicron spreading like wildfire, people are having to make that sick call a lot more often.CanadaJan 20, 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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Omicron symptoms, COVID-19 isolation causing staffing challenges within Alberta workforceThe increased spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant has caused continued staffing shortages in various industries, including food establishments and in health care.HealthDec 29, 2021
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