How much time off is an employee entitled to in order to look after a sick family member?
However, both employers and employees must be mindful of the fact that while Personal Emergency Leave was expanded as a result of Bill 148, and then removed as a result of Bill 47, there are several other forms of protected leave including:
- Pregnancy Leave [sections 46 – 47 of the ESA]
- Parental Leave [sections 48 - 49]
- Family Medical Leave [section 49.1]
- Organ Donor Leave [section 49.2]
- Family Caregiver Leave [section 49.3]
- Critical Illness Leave [section 49.4]
- Child Death Leave [section 49.5]
- Crime-Related Child Disappearance Leave [section 49.6]
- Domestic or Sexual Violence Leave [section 49.7]
- Emergency Leave, Declared Emergencies [section 50.1]
- Reservist Leave [section 50.2]