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I live in Canada. We get a half-hour lunch that isn’t paid in my province.

Also, if you take more than 3 sick days a year, your boss can fire you. And the 3 sick days are unpaid. The government lowered the number from 10 to 3 shortly before the pandemic, and didn’t raise it again! Oh, and to count, your boss can demand a doctor’s note. Which cost money to the patient.

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prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Damn, Canada is becoming less and less a viable escape plan from American fascism…

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- otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  There might still be some decent provinces.
  
  But yeah, I blame brain drain, cuts to the education system, and the influence of American culture! Haha
  
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Decipher0771@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Where do you live, Alberta? Or one of the maritimes??

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- NotSteve_@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Sounds like Ontario 🙃
  
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  - corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    That really sounds like one of the flat-lander regions.
    
    I get 21 holidays a year, not counting every second friday off because of my 9x9 compressed-time agreement. If I plan it right, and hit the stats with the comp days, that’s 7 weeks off a year. Why, that’s almost european. I’ve just finished my first year at this shop.
    
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    otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Is that by law, or what your employer offers? Because I’m talking about what the law requires.
    
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- otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  It’s Ontario! aka. Open for (Big) Business. No longer “Yours to Discover” because it’s all been sold off.
  
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Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
That’s so toxic! I get an hour long paid lunch break, and a bunch of paid sick days. Your work’s policies are shit, I’m so sorry!

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- otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  It’s not my work’s policies. I get better than that. It’s what my province legally mandates that’s the problem.
  
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  - Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Oh shit, sorry! I’m so happy you get better than that. Those are garbage mandates that predatory businesses for sure take advantage of. I hope your stuff is as good (ideally better) than mine.
    
    It doesn’t affect me but my work also rolled out months of paternity leave which is BAAAAASED
    
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    otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Thank you.
    
    I definitely agree with businesses doing right by their employees. I just wish the governments would be doing more to protect ALL employees. I vote based on which parties are looking out for everyone, not based on whatever works best for me because I’ve got better than the legal minimum.
    
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