COVID self-isolation an authorized absence for holiday pay: arbitrator

Employer instructed employees to follow public health guidelines and stay home

COVID self-isolation an authorized absence for holiday pay: arbitrator

An Alberta employer breached the collective agreement when it denied holiday pay to employees who couldn’t work on a holiday because they were self-isolating or quarantining due to COVID-19 contacts or symptoms, an arbitrator has ruled.

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