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    • FEBRUARY 2, 2023
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    Refusing Unsafe Work

    As a worker, you have the right to refuse unsafe work. If you have reasonable cause to believe that teaching in a particular situation puts you or someone else at

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    • Health and Safety
    • JANUARY 13, 2023
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    TTOCs and ESA Leaves

    TTOCs are entitled to leave under the Employment Standards Act (the “ESA”) for all types of leaves listed in Part 6 of the ESA.    This includes:   If a TTOC is

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    • Health and Safety
    • DECEMBER 1, 2022
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    Snow Day Information

    Whenever it snows, the STA office receives inquiries from teachers about what processes should be put in place at schools and what to do if it is difficult to travel

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    • Health and Safety
    • DECEMBER 1, 2022
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    Sick Leave

    The purpose of sick leave is intended to provide employees with a degree of protection against income loss where the employee is prevented, by illness or injury, from performing the

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    • Health and Safety
    • NOVEMBER 24, 2022
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    Employment Standards Act (ESA) Sick Leave

    The Employment Standards Act (ESA) has recently changed and as of March 31st, 2022, employers are required to provide a minimum of 5 days of paid illness and injury (sick)

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    • Health and Safety
    • OCTOBER 27, 2022
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    WorkSafeBC and COVID-19 

    Many members are continuing to contract COVID-19.  If WorkSafeBC can link your case to an exposure at school, you are entitled to have most of your sick days reimbursed by

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    • Health and Safety
    • OCTOBER 20, 2022
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    Violent Incidents in Schools 

    We have had a number of calls to the office about violent incidents in schools. Some incidents involve students and others do not. WorkSafeBC says, “Violence” means “the attempted or actual

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    • Health and Safety
    • SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
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    Refusal of Unsafe Work

    There has been an amendment to the right to refuse unsafe work legislation.  The new section requires an employer to provide written notice of a work refusal while the employer

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    • Health and Safety
    • SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
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    Ventilation

    Respiratory issues  If members are experiencing respiratory issues they find connected with a workspace, they should ask for the air quality in the space to be assessed using the Indoor

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    • Health and Safety
    • SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
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    Student School Attendance

    Students may attend school upon returning from international travel, provided they adhere to the following requirements.  Unvaccinated and partially vaccinated children under 12 must wear a mask when in public spaces for the

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