Manitoba pays $5.9M via pandemic sick leave program
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The province has paid out more than $5.9 million in COVID-19 sick leave claims to employers for 21,306 employees, Manitoba’s labour minister said Monday.
Reg Helwer said in the legislature the Manitoba Pandemic Paid Sick Leave Program, established to help cover the costs of employee sick leave related to COVID-19, expires at the end of the month.
Announced in May, the voluntary program provides eligible employers with up to $600 per employee for a maximum of five full days (40 hours) of COVID-19 related sick leave for workers who do not currently have paid sick days through their employer.
Helwer was responding Monday to questions from NDP health critic Uzoma Asagwara, who asked the Progressive Conservative government to implement a permanent paid sick leave program.
“Currently, we are consistent with most other provinces, and we’re paying close attention to what other jurisdictions are doing,” Helwer said.