3 #PaidSickDays are now offered from the province. Once those are up, workers have to make a separate application to the CRSB where they will run into the same problems as before, including that it's retroactive & not seamlessly accessible.
Making matters EVEN WORSE, workers won't be able to access WIPB & CRSB in same week.
So, if a minimum wage worker takes 3 #PaidSickDays under WIPB = ~$300/wk. Then, rest of week is unpaid. AND, they have to forego $500 of CRSB that week.
⚠️Low-wage workers are now worse off⚠️
📣Health workers: To keep the pressure up on this govt to legislate adequate & permanent #PaidSickDays:
Low-income workers are most likely to be denied paid sick days. These are the women, migrants, racialized workers & workers with disabilities in our communities who need the protection of paid sick days most.