Acts and Regulations

2020-29 - COVID-19 Emergency Leave

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COVID-19 emergency leave
3For the purposes of paragraph 44.028(1)(d) of the Act and subject to this Regulation, an employer, on application by an employee, shall grant an emergency leave to any of the following employees: 
(a) an employee under individual medical investigation, supervision or treatment related to COVID-19;
(b) an employee acting in accordance with an order under section 33, 36 or 41 of the Public Health Act related to COVID-19;
(c) an employee who is in quarantine or isolation or is subject to a control measure, which may include self-isolation, and the quarantine, isolation or control measure was implemented as a result of information or directions related to COVID-19 issued or provided to the public, in whole or in part, or to one or more individuals, through any appropriate means of communication, by a medical officer of health appointed under the Public Health Act, a medical practitioner, a nurse practitioner, a nurse, Tele-Care, the Government of New Brunswick or Government of Canada or a department or agency of the Government of New Brunswick or Government of Canada or a council of a local government;
(d) an employee under a direction given by his or her employer in response to a concern of the employer that the employee may expose other individuals in the workplace to COVID-19;
(e) an employee providing care or support to an individual with whom the employee shares a close family relationship because of a matter related to COVID-19 that concerns that individual, including school or early learning and childcare facility closures; and
(f) an employee who is directly affected by travel restrictions related to COVID-19 and, under the circumstances, cannot reasonably be expected to travel back to New-Brunswick.