The Ongoing Fight Against Bill 47
On January 1st 2019, Bill 47, Making Ontario Open for Business Act, came into law. Over the past few months the Decent Work and Health Network (DWHN) has worked tirelessly to prevent this bill from...
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Asking an employee to get a sick note is a ‘public health risk,’ experts say
Doctor Kate Hayman of the Decent Work and Health Network spoke to Global News about the health risks involved in requiring employees to get sick notes. Read the full article here. With flu season...
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On the Radio: Sick Notes are a Public Health Risk
News Talk 610 CKTB spoke to DWHN coordinator Carolina Jimenez RN MPH about the problem with sick note requirements. Listen to the full interview here.’ Larry talks to registered nurse Carolina Jimenez...
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November 18: Flu Fighter Outreach Blitz for Paid Sick Days
Join us on Monday, November 18th as we take our movement into the streets to talk to health workers and passersby about paid sick days this flu season. We’ll be at the Southwest corner of College St...
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Metro Morning: Nurse says the provincial government removing sick days...
Carolina Jimenez, coordinator of the Decent Work and Health Network and Registered Nurse and Public Health professional spoke with Matt Galloway on CBC’s Metro Morning on Monday. It’s really great to...
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CBC: Health care workers call on Doug Ford government to reinstate paid sick...
CBC News spoke to doctors and nurses with the Decent Work and Health Network during our Flu Fighter outreach blitz for paid sick days. Read the article here. A group of doctors and nurses gathered in...
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QP Briefing: Allowing Employers to Require Sick Notes and Scrapping Paid Sick...
On Monday, November 18, while we at the Decent Work and Health Network were outside speaking to passersby about paid sick days, inside Queen’s Park our demands were brought to discussion. QP Briefing...
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