Worker fears getting COVID-19 without sick leave, wants B.C. to act
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British Columbia Premier John Horgan arrives before the budget speech in Victoria on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Horgan says the province is working on bringing in its own paid sick-leave program after the federal government didn t come up with a national program . THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
VANCOUVER – Avtar Badesha says he fears getting COVID-19 or being exposed to the virus because he couldn’t support his family without any paid sick leave during quarantine.
The 33-year-old power engineer in Vancouver’s education sector said his wife doesn’t work and they have a six-month-old baby so affording rent and groceries would be tough if he lost two weeks’ wages.
VANCOUVER Avtar Badesha says he fears getting COVID-19 or being exposed to the virus because he couldn t support his family without any paid sick leave during quarantine. The 33-year-old power engineer in Vancouver s education sector said his wife doesn t work and they have a six-month-old baby so affording rent and groceries would be tough if he lost two weeks wages. The possibility of infection is a daily worry and he is taking every precaution when meeting with contractors, co-workers and others on the job, which requires the maintenance of boilers and heating systems. “I m just dodging the bullet,” he said in an interview.
VANCOUVER Avtar Badesha says he fears getting COVID-19 or being exposed to the virus because he couldn’t support his family without any paid sick leave during quarantine. The 33-year-old power engineer in Vancouver’s education sector said his wife doesn’t work and they have a six-month-old baby so affording rent and groceries would be tough […]
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