Several new deals reached between the federal government and one of its biggest civil-service unions that allow paid time off for victims of domestic violence are the start of a trend, says an academic expert on violence against women and children.
Canada currently has a patchwork of legislation that provides for domestic-violence leave. Nationally, the government recently passed legislation allowing federally regulated workers who are survivors of such violence to take 10 days off — five of those days paid and five unpaid. While exact eligibility rules vary across the country, most provisions allow time off to seek medical attention, to move or to seek legal advice or file a police report in connection with domestic violence.
She pointed to training on the issue she was contracted to do this month for Rio Tinto, the largest mining and metals company operating in Canada.“Canada is part of this more international movement towards understanding domestic violence.” “It very frequently follows into the workplace, whether that’s an abusive spouse, contacting colleagues or showing up in the workplace,” she said in an interview.
hmmm a lot more women taking 10 days off
Exactly. This is the bullshit I was fired from west telecommunications over this. They called it fraud. Meanwhile one of their floor managers was sitting his nuts on my neck every time he walked by.
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