Toronto 
The federal government has announced that employees of all federally regulated private sectors are now eligible for 10 days of paid sick leave per year as the legislation came into effect today.
Credit: Govt. of Canada
As per the news release, workers who have been continuously employed for at least 30 days will acquire their first three days of paid sick leave as of December 31, 2022.
The fourth day of medical leave with pay will be acquired on February 1, 2023. Paid sick leave will continue to accumulate on the first day of each month following, up to a maximum of 10 days per year.
The government says employees hired after December 1st will also be entitled to three days of paid sick leave after completing 30 days of continuous employment. The news release states, “For example, if an employee starts working on January 25, 2023, and completes 30 days of continuous employment on February 23, 2023, they would be entitled to their first three days of paid sick leave on February 24, 2023.”
Employers can administer paid sick leave on the basis of either a fiscal year or a calendar year.
The federally regulated private sector includes banks, Canada Post, interprovincial air, rail, road, and marine transportation among others.
The federal government will also extend the maximum length of unpaid medical leave starting December 18, 2022 from 17 to 27 weeks to align with the extension of the Employment Insurance (EI) sickness benefits from 15 to 26 weeks.
Further details and examples are available here.
This is very vague. What the article does not say is that you are not getting 10 paid sick leave days by 10 paid sick INSTANCES whether it is 2 hours or 1 full day. It is AN INSTANCE.
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