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ARTICLE · 09 FEBRUARY 2017

Changes To Emergency Leave Requirements In The Auto Industry

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The final report from Ontario's Changing Workplaces Review is expected any day now, but in a taste of what's to come, some changes are already being implemented.

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Elizabeth Traynor
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The final report from Ontario's Changing Workplaces Review is expected any day now, but in a taste of what's to come, some changes are already being implemented.

Since 2004, s. 50 of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 ("ESA") has required employers with more than 50 employees to provide 10 unpaid emergency leave days annually. These days are available to employees who experience personal illness, injury, medical emergency or other urgent matter, or where a member of the employee's close family experiences death, illness, medical emergency or other urgent matter.

Effective January 1, 2017 however, this requirement has been amended for companies in the automotive industry, which includes:

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