Vacation days and payĪnnual vacation earned prior to leave must be taken within 12 months after it was earned. Ending leaveĮmployees must provide at least 1 week’s written notice of the date they intend to return to work unless there is an agreement otherwise.Įmployees must provide at least 2 weeks’ written notice of intention to terminate employment if they will not be returning to work after their leave ends.Įmployers are not required to reinstate employees who fail to give notice or report to work on their next scheduled work day after their leave ends, unless the failure is due to unforeseeable or unpreventable circumstances.
The employee must inform his or her employer of any change in the estimated date of returning to work. Starting leaveĮmployees must give employers written notice as soon as is reasonable, which must include the estimated date of the employee’s return to work. If the employee is unable to do so, the certificate must be provided as soon as is reasonable. The medical certificate must be provided to the employer before the leave begins. A medical certificate may be issued by a nurse practitioner or physician. The employee must provide a medical certificate to the employer that states the estimated duration of the leave. Employees should be aware of this before taking their leave. The number of weeks of leave exceeds the Employment Insurance benefit length by one week in recognition of the waiting period. Length of leaveĪn eligible employee can take up to 16 weeks of long-term illness and injury leave each calendar year. However, their employers aren’t required under employment standards legislation to grant them leave. Employees on long-term illness and injury leave are considered to be continuously employed for the purposes of calculating years of service.Įmployees are eligible for long-term illness and injury leave if they’ve been employed at least 90 days with the same employer.Įmployees with less than 90 days of employment may still be granted leave.Employers aren’t required to pay wages or benefits during long-term illness and injury leave, unless stated in an employment contract or collective agreement.Employers must grant leave to eligible employees and give them their same, or equivalent, job back when the employee returns to work.Eligible employees can take time off work without pay without risk of losing their job.Employees are eligible for long-term illness and injury leave if they have been employed at least 90 days with the same employer.
0 kommentar(er)
