VANCOUVER --
More than a year after the B.C. government began trumpeting the importance of paid sick leave to keep people from bringing COVID-19 into the workplace, officials have yet to implement a provincial policy supporting workers.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Premier John Horgan said his administration is still planning to introduce a program to address gaps in the federal government's Canada Sickness Recovery Benefit, and that more details would be shared "in the days ahead."
"Work was done through the summer to bring forward a provincial plan and we're taking those off the shelf and looking at how we can implement that in a seamless way, without putting more burden on business at a time when business can least afford it," Horgan said.