Many employees don’t have access to paid sick leave. If they take a couple of days off to get a COVID-19 test and isolate while awaiting the result, they could be docked a couple of days’ pay, or worse
Employment minister says paid sick days fall under provincial jurisdiction, and that providing paid sick days would not overlap with a federal program for workers who need to take time off because of COVID-19
Workers still need more support: UFCW Locals 175 & 633 urges additional action from government and employers United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 175 & 633 Mississauga, Ontario, CANADA
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Jan. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) In response to the Ontario government’s announcement of a new state of emergency and additional lockdown measures, Locals 175 & 633 of the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) calls on the government and employers to take urgent action to provide more support to workers.
“The modelling released today paints a grim picture,” said Shawn Haggerty, President of UFCW Local 175, which represents more than 70,000 unionized workers in Ontario. “Everyone is exhausted by the pandemic, but none more than the workers who are on the frontlines every day. We want to see real action from the government to support these workers through legislated paid sick days and pandemic pay, access to testing and vaccines, an
With the 2021 General Assembly session soon approaching, advocates and some health officials are pushing legislators to back the long-debated expansion of paid sick leave to hourly-wage workers, many of
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