<div dir="ltr"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">Effective January 1, 2022, the vast majority of workers in B.C. no longer have to choose between going to work sick or losing wages, as B.C.'s first-ever permanent paid sick leave comes into effect with 5 paid sick days each year. Both full- and part-time employees are eligible for this benefit. To learn more <a href="https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/paid-sick-leave">click here</a>.</font><div><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><hr style="box-sizing:content-box;height:0px;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;border-right:0px rgb(222,222,222);border-bottom:0px rgb(222,222,222);border-left:0px rgb(222,222,222);border-top-color:rgb(222,222,222);border-top-style:solid;color:rgb(49,49,50)"><h2 class="gmail-bc_h2" style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.2em;color:rgb(49,49,50);margin-top:0.83em;margin-bottom:0.43em"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><a id="employee" name="employee" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:0px 0px;color:rgb(26,90,150);text-decoration-line:underline"></a>I'm a worker</font></h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:1em 0px;color:rgb(49,49,50)"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">Effective <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">January 1, 2022</span>, you can take up to 5 days of paid leave per year for any personal illness or injury. Your employer may request reasonably sufficient proof of illness.</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:1em 0px;color:rgb(49,49,50)"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">This entitlement is in addition to the <a href="https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards/time-off/taking-unexpected-time-off#yourself" target="_self" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:0px 0px;color:rgb(26,90,150)">3 days of <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">unpaid</span> sick leave currently provided by the Employment Standards Act</a>.</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:1em 0px;color:rgb(49,49,50)"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">You must have worked with your employer for at least 90 days to be <a href="https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/paid-sick-leave#eligibility" target="_self" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:0px 0px;color:rgb(26,90,150)">eligible</a> for the paid sick days.</font></p><hr style="box-sizing:content-box;height:0px;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;border-right:0px rgb(222,222,222);border-bottom:0px rgb(222,222,222);border-left:0px rgb(222,222,222);border-top-color:rgb(222,222,222);border-top-style:solid;color:rgb(49,49,50)"><h2 class="gmail-bc_h2" style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.2em;color:rgb(49,49,50);margin-top:0.83em;margin-bottom:0.43em"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><a id="employer" name="employer" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:0px 0px;color:rgb(26,90,150);text-decoration-line:underline"></a>I'm an employer</font></h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:1em 0px;color:rgb(49,49,50)"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">Effective <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">January 1, 2022</span>, you are required to provide your <a href="https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/paid-sick-leave#eligibility" target="_self" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:0px 0px;color:rgb(26,90,150)">eligible employees</a> with up to 5 days of paid sick leave per year if they need to stay home because they are sick or injured.</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:1em 0px;color:rgb(49,49,50)"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">You need to pay your employees their regular wages for these days. They do not have to be taken consecutively.</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:1em 0px;color:rgb(49,49,50)"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">Employees are also entitled to <a href="https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards/time-off/handling-disruptions#injury" target="_self" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:0px 0px;color:rgb(26,90,150)">3 days of unpaid sick leave</a>.</font></p><hr style="box-sizing:content-box;height:0px;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;border-right:0px rgb(222,222,222);border-bottom:0px rgb(222,222,222);border-left:0px rgb(222,222,222);border-top-color:rgb(222,222,222);border-top-style:solid;color:rgb(49,49,50)"><h2 class="gmail-bc_h2" style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.2em;color:rgb(49,49,50);margin-top:0.83em;margin-bottom:0.43em"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><a id="eligibility" name="eligibility" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:0px 0px;color:rgb(26,90,150);text-decoration-line:underline"></a>Eligibility</font></h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:1em 0px;color:rgb(49,49,50)"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">The paid sick leave entitlement applies to all employees covered by the <a href="https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/00_96113_01" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:0px 0px;color:rgb(26,90,150)">Employment Standards Act (ESA)</a>, including part-time, temporary or casual employees.</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:1em 0px;color:rgb(49,49,50)"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">The ESA doesn't cover certain types of employees, including:</font></p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;padding-left:17px;color:rgb(49,49,50);list-style-type:none"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;padding-left:15px;background:url("/StaticWebResources/static/gov3/images/bullet.png") 0px 10px no-repeat scroll transparent;margin-bottom:3px"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">Federally-regulated sectors</font></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;padding-left:15px;background:url("/StaticWebResources/static/gov3/images/bullet.png") 0px 10px no-repeat scroll transparent;margin-bottom:3px"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">Self-employed workers or independent contractors</font></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;padding-left:15px;background:url("/StaticWebResources/static/gov3/images/bullet.png") 0px 10px no-repeat scroll transparent;margin-bottom:3px"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">Employees in professions and occupations excluded from the ESA</font></li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:1em 0px;color:rgb(49,49,50)"><a href="https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards/do-employment-standards-apply-to-you" target="_self" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:0px 0px;color:rgb(26,90,150)"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">Find out if employment standards apply to you.</font></a></p><hr style="box-sizing:content-box;height:0px;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;border-right:0px rgb(222,222,222);border-bottom:0px rgb(222,222,222);border-left:0px rgb(222,222,222);border-top-color:rgb(222,222,222);border-top-style:solid;color:rgb(49,49,50)"><h2 class="gmail-bc_h2" style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.2em;color:rgb(49,49,50);margin-top:0.83em;margin-bottom:0.43em"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><a id="employment-standards" name="employment-standards" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:0px 0px;color:rgb(26,90,150);text-decoration-line:underline"></a>Employment Standards</font></h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:1em 0px;color:rgb(49,49,50)"><font size="4" style="" face="arial, sans-serif">The law in B.C. sets standards for payment, compensation and working conditions in most workplaces. The standards promote open communication, fair treatment and work-life balance for employees. <a href="https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards" target="_self" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:0px 0px;color:rgb(26,90,150)">See what topics are covered by employment standards.</a></font></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Lorenda Calvert<br>Programs Coordinator</span><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font size="1">Pronouns: she/her. To learn why pronouns are important, click <a href="https://equity.ubc.ca/resources/gender-diversity/pronouns/" target="_blank">here</a></font></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">The BC Museums Association office is located on the traditional, unceded lands of the </span><a href="https://vimeo.com/275788251" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Lekwungen</a><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"> peoples (Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations). We respect past, present, and future Indigenous stewards and recognize that we are uninvited guests on this territory.</span><br></p><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/675+Belleville+Street+%7C%7C+Victoria,+BC+%7C%7C+V8W+9W2+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+Office:+250?entry=gmail&source=g" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"></a></div><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/675+Belleville+Street+%7C%7C+Victoria,+BC+%7C%7C+V8W+9W2+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+Office:+250?entry=gmail&source=g" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"></a><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(237,125,49)">BC Museums Association || 675 Belleville Street  || Victoria, BC || V8W 9W2</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"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