Refusing Recall To Work Due To COVID-19 Concerns

As workplaces begin to re-open under the government of Saskatchewan's Five Phase Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan, one common inquiry is whether an employee can refuse to return to work following a recall notice due to concerns related to COVID-19.

The Public Health Order of May 3, 2020 (the "Order") requires that individuals identified by a Medical Health Officer as having COVID-19 must immediately and mandatorily self-isolate until such time as a Medical Health Officer determines that they no longer pose a threat to the public. Further, the Order requires that:

1. Individuals identified as a "close contact" of a person with COVID-19 must to self-isolate for 14 days from the date of their last exposure to COVID-19;