Saskatchewan introduces five-day paid leave for domestic violence victims

The government says employees can use the leave to move, obtain support services, get medial help and attend court appearances.

The Opposition NDP has been pushing for the government to introduce paid leave for domestic violence victims and presented a private member’s bill last year.The Saskatchewan Coroners Service says that over the last 14 years, 71 people have died in domestic homicides – more than half of them women. The government said at the time that it accepted the panel’s 19 suggestions, which ranged from providing better education for students about healthy relationships to establishing a provincial call line to provide information and support to victims and perpetrators of domestic violence.The province listed Monday existing measures that address the recommendations, including its 811 health line with online information about resources and information about healthy relationships.

What is 'medial help' mentioned in the article? Surely not a typo for medical, as medical days off are already covered by contracts in Canada and if someone is hurt, s/he has the right to use them regardless, so why even mix that with these days off meant to help the victim cope?

So now businesses have to pay for every social issue ?

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