Author: tamelaculver120
Canada – Backgrounder: Amendments to the Canada Labour Code to provide ten days of paid sick leave
The Government of Canada has authority to legislate paid sick leave, via Part III of the Canada Labour Code, for the federally regulated private sector. This sector includes about 955,000 employees (or approximately 6% of all Canadian employees) working for 18,500 employers in industries such as banking, telecommunications, broadcasting and inter-provincial and international transportation (including air, rail, maritime and road transportation), for federal Crown corporations, as well as for certain activities on First Nations reserves. The proposed legislation proposes to amend medical leave under Part III of the Canada Labour Code to provide that: employees are entitled to earn one ... Read more