Auto Industry
26 June, 2022
Patron Career Staffing Inc. is closely monitoring the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. COVID-19 can spread fromperson-to-person through smalldroplets when a person withCOVID-19 coughs or exhales. As the situation continues to change rapidly, our top priority remains the health, safety, and well-being of our community.
At this time, we encourage all our employees to practice good hygiene, limit gatherings and travel, handle food carefully and stay home if they are feeling unwell or have a family member who is sick.
We must ensure a safe working environment. Depending on the situation, it may be necessary to close our office for occupational health and safety reasons.
In order to help serve our clients and our employees, we will be available 24/7 over email to address any concerns you may have. You may reach out to:
Business Manager: Ridhima Bhardwaj
Email: ridhima@patroncareer.ca
Human Resources: Ridhima
Email: ridhima@patroncareer.ca
What to do if an employee has tested positive for COVID-19?
The employee should not be permitted to return to the workplace until they are free of the COVID-19 virus. The current advice from health authorities is that all employees who worked closely with the infected employee should also be removed from the workplace for at least a 14-day period to ensure the infection does not spread in the workplace.
What if you come into contact with someone who has COVID-19. What should you do?
Once the contact is confirmed, the employee should be removed from the workplace for at least 14 days. Co-workers who may have come into close contact with the employee should also be removed from the workplace for at least a 14 day period.
What if an employee has COVID-19 and cannot work?
Where an employee contracts COVID-19 and is unable to work, an employer must grant any applicable legislative leave to the employee, in addition to meeting any sick leave obligations outlined in employment agreements.
If the employee contracted COVID-19 in the workplace, there may be additional reporting obligations under workers’ compensation and occupational health and safety legislation.
Furthermore, the Government of Canada announced that it is waiving the one week wait period for Employment Insurance (“EI”) Sickness Benefits for individuals who have been quarantined. As a consequence, quarantined workers can now be paid during the first week of their EI claim.
