Month In Review – Northwest Territories
Laws & Announcements
Leaves of Absence
Mar 12: Highlights of the GNWT’s What We Heard Report on Employment Standards Act hearings: i. Overwhelming support for new leave for child death or disappearance; ii. Overwhelming support for extending bereavement leave to pregnancy loss or stillbirth; iii. General support for paid sick leave; iv. Mixed support for adding new February stat holiday.
Action Point: Find out about the current paid sick leave rules across Canada
Labour Relations
Mar 8: After nearly a year of negotiation, the GNWT and Northwest Territories Teachers’ Association reached a tentative deal on a new collective agreement. Terms of the agreement won’t be released unless and until union members ratify the deal.
New Laws
Mar 1: The governments of Canada and the Northwest Territories unveiled a new 3-year plan to improve and expand licensed early learning and child care (ELCC) programming across the territories. One of the key goals is to achieve average child care fees of $10 per day.
Drugs & Alcohol
Mar 19: Between now and April 25, the GNWT will be surveying residents on the level of public awareness, accessibility and user satisfaction with mental wellness and recovery services provided in the territories.
Action Point: Find out how to effectively control substance abuse at your workplace