The provincial government is currently conducting surveys regarding access to Employer paid sick leave. CUPE Local 1936 members who are covered by the General Services and/or Community Living provincial Collective Agreements are only able to access 80% Employer paid sick leave. Community Social Service Workers are one of the few public sectors that do not have access to 100% Employer paid sick leave. This is unacceptable.
As workers in the Community Social Services sector, the CUPE Local 1936 Executive requests that you participate in the survey below. The provincial government needs to fully understand that 80% Employer paid sick leave is not enough. They need to understand the negative impact this has on our members and the ways in which 80% employer sick leave impacts your decisions on whether or not you choose to work when you are sick. We hope you will take a few minutes to fill out this survey. The government needs to hear from you.
The surveys can be accessed here: https://engage.gov.bc.ca/paidsickleave/ and the News Release here: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021LBR0028-001534
Surveys will be available in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Punjabi, Korean and Tagalog next week.
In addition to engagement with key stakeholders and Indigenous partners, there will be two phases of consultation:
- Phase 1 (Aug. 5 to Sept. 14)– surveys will gather information from employers and workers on the kinds of paid illness and injury leaves currently provided, and how they are meeting workers’ and employers’ needs; and
- Phase 2 (Sept. 20 to Oct. 25)– informed by the surveys, options will be prepared for various paid sick leave models, including the numbers of paid days and other possible supports, and will be posted for public feedback and input.
In solidarity,
Sheryl Burns, President, CUPE Local 1936
Lee-Ann Lalli, Vice-President, CUPE Local 1936
Bernice Way, Secretary-Treasurer, CUPE Local 1936