COVID-19 pandemic, some Canadian employers are offering paid sick leave to their employees in the absence of government action.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.
The benefit is one of the measures recommended by a group of experts who advise the Ontario government on COVID-19 measures, but has so far been turned down.
Doug Ford confirms paid sick leave program for workers coming, apologizes for backtracking To date, there have been a total of 825 workplace outbreaks in the province’s two biggest COVID-19 hot spots — 423 total workplace outbreaks in Toronto and 402 in neighbouring Peel Region.Last year,.