TORONTO - Ontario will soon end its temporary paid sick day program, The Canadian Press has learned.
The program that provided three paid sick days to workers during the pandemic will expire at the end of the month, a spokeswoman for Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday.
Clark saidit will not be replaced with another program, but said the Progressive Conservative government will continue moving forward with its plan to provide portable health and dental coverage to workers without paid sick days. Ford’s government first announced the temporary sick leave plan in the spring of 2021 after facing growing calls to bring in such a policy to minimize workplace spread of COVID-19.
“Thanks to their continued efforts, Ontario has reached a point where it can begin a safe, cautious and balanced reduction of public health measures in long-term care homes across the province,” he wrote in a statement. The province said masking outdoors for residents, caregivers and visitors will no longer be recommended, but that recommendation will stand for staff who will be close to a resident outside.
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