Fourth Session, Thirty-Ninth Legislature
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Bill 227
THE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS CODE AMENDMENT ACT (UNPAID LEAVE RELATED TO DONATING AN ORGAN)
| Explanatory Note |
(Assented to )
HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:
The Employment Standards Code is amended by this Act.
The following is added after section 59.5 and before the centred heading "GENERAL":
UNPAID LEAVE FOR ORGAN DONATION
The following definitions apply in this section.
"organ" means a kidney, liver, lung, pancreas, small bowel or another organ or type of human tissue that is prescribed in the regulations. (« organe »)
"organ donation" means the donation of all or part of an organ to an individual. (« don d'organe »)
Unpaid leave for organ donation
An employee who undergoes surgery for organ donation is entitled to the prescribed period of unpaid leave if
(a) the employee has been employed by the employer for at least 90 days; and
(b) the leave is necessary for the health of the employee.
An employee who wishes to take a leave under subsection (2) must give the employer as much notice as is reasonable and practicable in the circumstances. The employer may require the employee to provide reasonable verification of the necessity of the leave.
If an employee takes any part of a day as leave under this section, the employer may count it as a full day of leave.
When the leave described in subsection (2) ends, if a legally qualified medical practitioner issues a certificate stating that the employee is not yet able to perform the duties of his or her position because of the organ donation and will not be able to do so for a specified time, the employee is entitled to extend the leave for the specified time.
Leave may not be extended beyond 90 days
The employee's leave may be extended more than once under subsection (5), but the total extension period must not exceed 90 days.
The employee may end the leave earlier than provided in subsection (2) by giving the employer written notice at least two weeks before the day the employee wishes to end the leave.
Notice to employer — minimum period
An employee who wishes to take leave under subsection (2) or to extend a leave under subsection (5) must give the employer written notice at least two weeks before beginning or extending the leave, if possible.
Notice to employer after starting or extending leave
If the employee must begin or extend the leave before being able to notify his or her employer, the employee must advise the employer of the matter in writing as soon as possible after beginning or extending the leave.
When the employer requests a certificate under subsection (5), the employee must provide it as soon as possible.
The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations
(a) for the purpose of this section, prescribing one or more periods of leave and different periods with respect to the donation of different organs;
(b) for the purpose of the definition "organ" in subsection (1), prescribing other organs or types of human tissue;
(c) respecting any matter the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers necessary or advisable to carry out the intent and purpose of this section.
This Act comes into force on the day it receives royal assent.