Tag: COVID-19
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B.C. Consultation re Adding COVID-19 to Workers Compensation Act
Further to an earlier post, WorkSafeBC has published a consultation paper seeking input on a proposal to add diseases caused by communicable viral pathogens, including COVID-19, to Schedule 1 of the Workers Compensation Act . . .
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Ontario Order re Pandemic Pay
Ontario issued an order (Regulation 241/20) setting out special rules regarding pandemic pay and provided further guidance on who is eligible . . .
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Ontario Regulations re COVID-19 Leaves & Reduced Hours & Wages
Ontario filed Regulation 228/20, which repeals and replaces an earlier regulation related to infectious disease emergency leave. The updated regulation expands the entitlement to infectious disease emergency leaves, but it also creates exemptions from requirements related to temporary layoffs and constructive dismissals . . .
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Federal Consultation re Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
Further to my earlier post, the federal government has published further information on its consultation regarding the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS). Comments must be submitted by June 5, 2020 . . .
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PEI Introduces Bill 38 re Emergency Leave
Prince Edward Island introduced Bill 38, An act to amend the Employment Standards Act (No.3), for first reading on May 26, 2020. Bill 38 add a new emergency leave to the Employment Standards Act . . .
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B.C. Announces Waiver of Premiums
WorkSafeBC announced that it is waiving premiums for employers who are approved to receive the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) for furloughed workers (employees on leave with full or partial pay . . .
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Quebec Announces Increase in Health & Safety Officers
Quebec announced that 1,000 officers from several government departments and agencies will visit workplaces throughout the province (but particularly in Montreal). These redeployed officers will work in conjunction with the Standards Commission, the equity, health and safety at work (CNESST) to to educate employers and workers on COVID-19 health and safety standards . . .
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New Brunswick Guidelines re Employee Travel
WorkSafeNB has published guidelines for interprovincial travel, which "recommends" that employers who require employees to travel out of New Brunswick include a “Travel Plan” in their COVID-19 operating plan . . .
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Saskatchewan Regulations re Temporary Layoffs & Pandemic Pay
Saskatchewan filed Regulation 62/2020, amending The Employment Standards Regulations with respect to temporary layoffs and group termination notice . . .
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B.C. Order re Workplace COVID-19 Safety Plans
Further to WorkSafeBC guidance requiring employers to develop safe operations policies, the British Columbia Provincial Health Officer (the Officer) published an order requiring employers to post and provide access to such policies . . .
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