Ontario introduces paid COVID-19 sick leave

By Natasha Hyppolite & Global Workplace Insider Team on April 30, 2021

On April 29, 2021, the Ontario government enacted Bill 284, COVID-19 Putting Workers First Act, 2021 (Act). The legislation amends the Employment Standards Act (ESA) to require employers to provide employees covered by the ESA with up to three paid days of sick leave for certain reasons relating to COVID-19.…

Can employers require their employees to get the Covid-19 vaccine?

By Charlotte Emmerson on December 3, 2020

With the announcement that one of the Covid-19 vaccines has received approval from the UK regulator, employers are now asking whether they can insist that employees are vaccinated before returning to the workplace. There are clearly legal and moral issues that need to be considered.

Firstly, the anticipated Covid-19 vaccination programme in the UK will…

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