This joint submission from the Workers’ Action Centre (WAC) and Parkdale Community Legal Services (PCLS) explains why the government’s current proposals will not achieve adequate job-protected leave for illness and/or injury. Access to paid job-protected sick leave is a crucial component of the decent work agenda that we have long been advocating for. Ontario should strive to create a comprehensive and practical approach to sick leave that works in tandem with federal benefit programs. In accordance with public health advice and the principles of equity, security, and human dignity that underpin decent work, sick leave should be widely accessible, provide sufficient financial support and job security, and be fairly and efficiently administered.
Submission on the ESA Leave Consultation
