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Health officials express continued frustration with province on paid sick leave proposal
by Michael Ranger
Last Updated Apr 28, 2021 at 6:52 am EDT
Ontario Premier Doug Ford puts his mask back on during the daily briefing at Humber River Hospital in Toronto on Tuesday November 24, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Nearly one week after Premier Doug Ford promised Ontarians the top paid sick leave program on the continent, frontline healthcare workers continue to express frustration with the lack of a solution.
Public health experts, labour groups, and local officials have been unrelenting in their calls for sick leave support for much of the pandemic, arguing it would greatly reduce COVID-19 spread in workplaces.
Ontario is reporting 3,480 new COVID-19 cases and 24 additional deaths on Wednesday. The province says “case counts for some health units in the Central West Region, including Hamilton and Niagara, may be higher due to a data catch-up process.” The test positivity rate is 7.2 per cent, down from 10.2 a day ago. The […]
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Ford government offering to double federal sick leave payments
by News Staff and Richard Southern
Posted Apr 27, 2021 10:40 am EDT
Last Updated Apr 27, 2021 at 11:33 am EDT
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott walk to a press conference at Queen s Park, in Toronto, Friday, April 16, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
The Ford government is offering to double the federal paid sick day payments to $1,000 a week, but it doesn’t look like Ottawa is willing to play ball.
Rather than creating its own program, the province has made an offer to the federal government, stating it will pay the difference and offer workers $1,000 a week rather than the current $500.