HALIFAX Nova Scotia is launching a new COVID-19 sick leave program for residents who must take time off work. Nova Scotians may qualify for up to four paid sick days under the new $16 million program, which is expected to help more than 100,000 residents. The program is for people who can t work remotely and miss less than 50 per cent of their scheduled work time in a one-week period due to COVID-19. It includes those who need to take time off because they are awaiting a COVID-19 test appointment, those who are getting tested, are self-isolating while awaiting test results, or are going to get vaccinated.
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Apr 28, 2021 7:00 AM
Today is the National Day of Mourning, which recognizes those who’ve died or been injured at work.
The town of Lunenburg will be live streaming a ceremony this year, in place of their usual in-person event.
Danny Cavanagh, President of the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour, said the government needs to do more to prevent workplace death.
“Our labour standards in Nova Scotia are completely outdated,” he said in an interview. “They haven’t been modernized; they haven’t been updated in their entirety for 40 plus years now.”
Cavanagh noted that in a rapidly changing world, labour standards should be reviewed every five years as new technology is introduced.
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