As many of you already have heard, effective yesterday April 21, 2021, Alberta's Employment Standards Code ("the ESC") was amended to require Alberta employers to provide up to 3 hours of paid job...
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As many of you already have heard, effective yesterday April 21,
2021, Alberta's Employment Standards Code ("the ESC")
was amended to require Alberta employers to provide up to 3
hours of paid job protected leave to any employee requesting
such leave to attend a Covid-19 vaccination appointment. The linked
quote below are the quick facts posted by the government. The
following link will take you to the actual new legislation which is
the new section 53.9821 of the ESC: https://docs.assembly.ab.ca/LADDAR_files/docs/bills/bill/legislature_30/session_2/20200225_bill-071.pdf
Obviously this is very new and details and twists in its
implementation and interpretation will evolve in the coming weeks.
However here are my quick key points of emphasis and thoughts:
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