Unions critical of provincial paid sick leave plan
April 29, 2021 at 11 h 29 min
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By Nick Seebruch
ONTARIO – The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario both issued statements on Wednesday, April 28 critical of the provincial government’s announced paid sick leave plan.
The provincial plan would require employers to provide employees with three paid sick days of up to $200 per day. The program is limited to April 19 to Sept. 25 2021, which is the date that the federal Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB) expires.
Both the ETFO and CUPE criticized this plan, with ETFO characterizing it as a ‘half-measure.’