What happens if you must take a day or two off because your child is sick with the cold or flu? In Ontario, generally, your job is protected for up to three days per year to care for a sick child. Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, which is legislation that protects workers, has a special program called Family …
Family responsibility leave
Family responsibility leave is unpaid, job-protected leave employees in Ontario can take when a close family member suffers an illness or injury or if there is an “an urgent matter” concerning a close family member. Because family responsibility leave is “job-protected”, employers cannot terminate employees for taking such an absence. To qualify for family responsibility …