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ARTICLE · 27 JANUARY 2022

Update On Five Paid Sick Days Under Employment Standards Act

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The New Year brought employers in British Columbia a requirement to provide their employees with five paid sick (illness or injury) days.

CanadaEmployment and HR
Janna Crown
Janna Crown
Michael Kilgallin
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The New Year brought employers in British Columbia a requirement to provide their employees with five paid sick (illness or injury) days. Since the requirement came into effect on January 1, 2022, we have been fielding questions about the implementation of the five paid sick days in the workplace. Below we highlight some of our more frequently asked questions:

  • Currently, the Employment Standards Act (ESA) does not provide for proration of the leave entitlement for part-time employees or employees hired for temporary periods of less than a year. The new paid sick leave obligations apply equally to part-time, temporary, or casual employees.
  • The entitlement begins 90 days after an employee is hired, and runs the course of their employment year, based on their start date. Sick days cannot be carried over to the next employment year if they are unused within the employment year.

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