History — 239

Entitlement to leave 239 (1) Every employee is entitled to and shall be granted a medical leave of absence from employment of up to 27 weeks as a result of (a) personal illness or injury; (b) organ or tissue donation; (c) medical appointments during working hours; or (d) quarantine. (1.1) [Repealed, 2021, c. 23, s. 344] Leave with pay (1.2) Subject to subsection (1.21) and the regulations, an employee earns, as of the first day on which this subsection applies to the employee, (a) after completing 30 days of continuous employment with an employer, three days of medical leave of absence with pay; and (b) following the period of 30 days referred to in paragraph (a), at the beginning of each month after completing one month of continuous employment with the employer, one day of medical leave of absence with pay. Maximum of 10 days (1.21) Subject to the regulations, an employee is entitled to earn up to 10 days of medical leave of absence with pay in a calendar year. Rate of wages (1.3) Each day of medical leave of absence with pay that an employee takes must be paid at their regular rate of wages for their normal hours of work, and that pay is for all purposes considered to be wages. …