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critically ill child care leave

By Michele Glassford | 2 Minutes Read November 1, 2016

EI waiting period changes January 1, 2017

As reported by Yosie Saint-Cyr in the October 24, 2016 edition of HR Infodesk, the federal Employment Insurance Act was amended on June 22, 2016, in part to decrease the waiting period for benefits to commence from two weeks to one week. The new waiting period is to commence on January 1, 2017. The change, in effect, reduces the total benefit entitlement period under EI, although it doesn't change the maximum benefit period, or weeks of benefits payable.

Article by Michele Glassford / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll, Union Relations / benefit entitlements, Compassionate Care Leave, critically ill child care leave, EI, EI waiting period, Employment Insurance, Employment Insurance Act, employment law, employment leave, leave entitlements, parental leave, pregnancy leave, SUB Plans, Supplementary Unemployment Benefit Plans

By Michele Glassford | 3 Minutes Read June 1, 2016

Sick employees left to twist in the wind?

The recent increase to Employment Insurance benefits for Compassionate Care Leave from 8 weeks to 28 weeks has given most employees in Canada the ability to care for seriously ill loved ones without jeopardizing their employment for up to 28 weeks. In addition to compassionate care leave most provinces also provide for critically-ill child care leave and some family responsibility leave enabling employees to cover the periods of illness of family members. So why don’t most provinces offer the same job protection to sick employees?

Article by Michele Glassford / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights / Compassionate Care Leave, critically ill child care leave, discrimination based on disability, discrimination due to absence, employment insurance benefits, employment law, employment standards code, human rights protection, Labour Code, long-term serious illness or injury, protection for seriously ill or injured employees, sick employee job protection, wrongful dismissal claim

By Stringer LLP | 4 Minutes Read March 13, 2015

Turning over a new leave: ESA amendments introduce new, significant categories of leaves

2014 saw the introduction of three new leaves protected under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”).  These new leaves can result in significant absences from the workplace, which will create new human resources challenges for employers.  Professionals engaged in workforce management and HR must be aware of these new obligations to employees in order to avoid accidental breaches of the ESA.

Article by Stringer LLP / Administration, Employment Standards, Union Relations / Crime-related child death or disappearance leave, critically ill child care leave, employment law, employment standards act, ESA leaves, Family Caregiver Leave, Leaves of absence, protecting employees on leaves of absence, significant absences from the workplace, time off work

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