Arbitrator Finds Paid Sick Leave Not Required In Some COVID-19 Situations

In a recent Saskatchewan arbitration decision, UFCW, Loc. 1400 v P&H Milling Group, it was decided that an employer was not required to pay sick leave to employees who:

• recently returned from outside of Canada and were required by a federal government mandate to quarantine for 14 days;
• had been exposed to an individual who had recently been outside of Canada and was directed to self-isolate by his supervisor;
• had participated in a snowmobile rally, which became the nexus for a COVID-19 outbreak and was advised by Public Health to self-isolate for 14 days; or
• chose to self-isolate after coming into contact with an individual who was related to a person who tested positive for COVID-19.