Category: Announcements
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Quebec Review of Teleworking
Quebec's Comité consultatif du travail et de la main-d’œuvre published its paper (French only) regarding teleworking . . .
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Federal Government Update re Medical Certificate Requirements
Employment and Social Development Canada updated its website to indicate that in response to COVID-19, as a temporary measure, employees are not required to provide medical certificates to take medical leave . . .
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Quebec Report re Reorganizing Government Labour Agencies
Quebec released its report regarding reorganizing la Commission de l’équité salariale, la Commission des normes du travail et la Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail and establishing le Tribunal administratif du travail: "La création de la Commission des normes du travail et la Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail et du Tribunal administratif du travail : Des services simplifiés et optimisés . . .
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Federal Government Extends Wage Earner Protection Program
In response to COVID-19, the federal government announced that they have temporarily extended the eligible wages period for the Wage Earner Protection Program (WEPP) by up to 6 months . . .
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Alberta WCB Announces COVID-19 Cost Relief
The Alberta Workers' Compensation Board announced that, in response to COVID-19, it will relieve approximately $10 million in claim costs from employers’ experience . . .
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Federal Update re COVID-19 Leaves
Employment and Social Development Canada updated its website to indicate that the maximum allowable length of leave related to COVID-19 (per the Canada Labour Code) has been extended from 24 to 28 weeks . . .
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Federal Announcement re CERB Transition to EI
The federal government announced that those receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) will be transitioned to an amended Employment Insurance (EI) program. In addition, new benefits will be available for those who are self-employed, ill, or unable to work because they must care for children or other family members . . .
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Nova Scotia Announces Mandatory Masks
Nova Scotia announced that masks will be mandatory in most indoor public places as of July 31, 2020 . . .
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B.C. Announces Online Tool for Temporary Layoffs
British Columbia announced that the Employment Standards Branch has launched a new online application tool for employers and workers who need to extend temporary layoffs due to COVID-19 . . .
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Federal Announcement re Paid Sick Leave
The federal government announcement regarding the Safe Restart Agreement - funding to help provinces and territories safely restart their economies - includes paid sick leave . . .
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