Workers with a serious illness or injury will have improved job protection under a proposed amendment to the Employment Standards Act.
Following the changes, working people will be able to take as many as 27 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave within a 12-month period to undergo medical treatment and recovery.
The amendment will bring British Columbia’s protections up to the standard that is already in place in other jurisdictions in Canada, and in alignment with financial supports provided by the federal Employment Insurance Sickness Benefits program.