I work in a federally regulated industry (inter-provincial/international transportation). As such, I’m covered under the Canada Labour Code.
According to recent the changes in the Labour Code, workers in federally regulated industries are entitled to 10 paid sick days per year (see: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2022/12/10-days-of-paid-sick-leave-now-in-force-for-nearly-1million-federally-regulated-workers-across-canada.html).
This morning I emailed our HR/office manager asking what these changes will mean for the company. She replied to the email indicating that there would be no changes. Since the company does not and never has offered paid sick days, this seems to indicate that the company will be willfully violating federal labour law.
I’m interested in these sick days because a) we’ve been forced into the office since Day 1 of COVID because only the owners are allowed WFH, and b) if I’m entitled to paid days off, I plan on using every one of them.
Thoughts?