Manitoba Government passes law to offer victims of domestic violence leave from work

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Manitoba Government passes law to offer victims of domestic violence leave from work

March 16, 2016 (0 Comments)
Posted by: HRMAM

On March 15, the Province of Manitoba passed the amendments to the Employment Standards Code regarding Domestic Violence Leave. The law will give victims five paid days (to be taken in one stretch or intermittently, when needed), five unpaid days and an additional 17-week unpaid period, if a victim needs to flee and find a new place to live.

To learn more about this first of its kind law, please click here

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Manitoba Government passes law to offer victims of domestic violence leave from work