The Employment Standards Act in BC allows an employee 5 paid and 3 unpaid days off per calendar year due to illness or injury.
If the employee leaves due to illness and remains off beyond the 5 paid and 3 unpaid days, say extending to a matter of several weeks or months, what is their employment status and what are our obligations towards them?
For example, is their position and wage protected, or have they defacto quit and are being rehired?