Ontario’s sick leave program was first introduced in April 2021 after demands from medical experts who said paid sick days were necessary to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Ontario’s decision to end a temporary program that gave workers three paid sick days is “another blow” to the province’s fragile health care system, advocates warn.
“This is such a basic health and labour standard,” said Deena Ladd of the Toronto-based Workers’ Action Centre. Ladd said she was “frustrated and angry” at the decision, which she said will heighten financial insecurity and increase health risks for workers who have to choose between a day’s income and going to work sick — be it with COVID or other infectious illnesses.
“Paid sick days are good for the health care system because they facilitate access to primary care while workers with paid sick days and their children are less likely to rely on the emergency department,” says a 2022 DWHN report.
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Ontario ending paid sick days program, critics call move 'another blow' to health care | CBC NewsBy the end of this month, Ontarians will no longer have access to three paid sick days, or need to abide by several COVID-19 measures in long-term care homes.
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