George Brown College chose to remove mandatory paid emergency leave days after the Ford government axed them when it rolled back some of the Liberals’ labour reforms. ( Andrew Francis Wallace / Toronto Star File Photo )The catch: employers aren’t required to eliminate paid sick days. In an internal memo obtained by the Star, Humber College said it “recognized the need” for paid sick days and decided to maintain them following Bill 47. At George Brown’s School of ESL, where Brown teaches, some 79 out of 95 faculty members are sessional or part-time — and now, without paid sick days. Two paid sick days in an entire year is not really overreaching.” Sara Mojtehedzadeh is a Toronto-based reporter covering labour-related issues.

Source: thestar March 18, 2019 23:26 UTC