Given recent COVID-19 restrictions and self-isolation
measures, many employers have requested that employees work from
home.
Under the recently proclaimed Public Health Emergency Leave
provisions of The Saskatchewan Employment Act, employees
who are on this leave and are authorized to work at home during the
leave are entitled to be paid their regular wages and benefits
provided they comply with the measures set out in the order of the
Chief Medical Officer and comply with any additional requirements
set out by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. Many Saskatchewan
employees not on this leave, or employees in other provinces, may
also be working remotely.
It is important that employers have policies in place governing
remote working arrangements to limit the uncertainty around the
arrangements and provide clarity on expectations and
objectives.
