YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Limiting the need for sick notes in B.C.

Changes to the Employment Standards Act have come into effect on November 12th that limit when employers can ask for sick notes due to short-term illness. This will help ease the administrative burden on health care professionals while also making sure that people aren’t spreading illness or experiencing long wait times.And when you or your children come down with a cold or a flu, you shouldn’t be stuck in a waiting room, potentially getting other people sick, in order to get a sick