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Hi! I'm Paula Krawus, a lawyer at PortaLaw, and  today I'm talking about what's new. So you've   heard it on the news, you've heard it on all  the law blogs and now you're hearing it here.   On January 1st, 2022 a new law comes into force in  B.C., which provides employees with five paid sick   days per year. So, as a refresher, the Employment  Standards Act is the piece of legislation   in British Columbia that applies to provincially   regulated workplaces and which tells us what the  very minimum standards the minimum obligations an   employer has to their employees. So right  now the Employment Standards Act says that   employers must provide at least three days of  unpaid sick leave. So this is called technically   injury or illness leave. As of January 1st that  entitlement to employees goes up to five paid   sick days and three unpaid sick days for a total  of eight per employment year. So employees are   entitled to these sick days after they've worked  for 90 consecutive days with the same employer   and an employer is entitled to ask for sufficient  proof of the injury or illness. This doesn't mean   a medical note or a doctor's note in all  circumstances but in some cases, it might.   So this is very new for employers and managers  to deal with and what it might require for   a lot of workplaces is a change in policies and  procedures and practices. So if you have questions   or you need help implementing these new sick day  obligations and entitlements into your workplace,   feel free to contact PortaLaw  and we'll help you out.