Nova Scotia is planning to provide up to six months of sick leave for workers dealing with serious illness or injury, to align with the federal government’s employment insurance (EI) sickness benefits.
Under the Stronger Workplaces for Nova Scotia Act, which the government recently introduced, workers will also have five unpaid sick leave days for general illness.
That is in addition to the three unpaid days for medical appointments and family illness leave that is currently allowed under the province’s Labour Standards Code.
