It’s been two years since we had to close our doors to our precious volunteers and we’re thrilled to welcome back such an integral part of our team and community! Our volunteers help residents thrive socially, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Welcome back and thank you for putting #EmpathyInAction!
Congratulations to the winners of the Easter colouring contest draw:
In addition, there were such great entries that the Health and Wellness Committee decided to give a participation prize to all entrants. Parents and grandparents can collect the kid’s prizes from Jeanette Lee. Thank you to all participants for adding some joy and smiles to our day and Happy Easter to all!
The BC government has amended the Employment Standards Act (ESA) to expand the availability of paid personal illness or injury leave to cover all employees, including casual employees, after 90 consecutive days of employment. The amendments became effective March 31, 2022.
The ESA allows all employees (casual and regular) up to five (5) days of paid sick leave starting January 1 each year. Regular full-time employees meet the ESA obligations as they accrue 1.5 sick days a month = 18 days a year.
For casual employees, the entitlement is five (5) days of leave for scheduled shifts.
In the event that a regular employee does not have a sufficient sick leave bank, they will be granted the paid sick leave and their bank may be reduced accordingly, as an advance, and the balance will accrue to a positive balance over time.
Example A: Regular employee has a sick bank of 60 days on January 1st. They are sick from January 10 – 15. They are paid sick leave from their sick bank for 5 days from Jan 10-15. This meets the ESA obligation.
Example B: Regular employee has a sick bank of 2 days on January 1st. They are sick from Jan 10 – 15. They are paid sick leave from their sick bank accrual for 2 days from Jan 10-11. They are paid sick leave for 3 days from Jan 12-15 under ESA. This is an advance to further sick accruals and their sick bank is set at -3 days.
Example C: Regular employee has a sick bank of 0 days on January 1st. They are paid sick leave for 5 days from Jan 10-15 under ESA obligation. Sick bank is set to -5 days. This meets the ESA obligation.
Jeanette Lee
Director, Human Resources
Menno Place
Congratulations to Mary Jane Vallee, Resident Care Coordinator at Menno Home – the winner of the Cherry Blossoms! As she said “they remind me of spring, and after melting snow trickling down the street”.
Enjoy Mary Jane!
Penned in 1913 by George Bennard, this month’s hymn is “The Old Rugged Cross”. Bennard was convinced that the cross was more than just a religious symbol, but rather, the very heart of the gospel. This hymn became one of the most widely published songs, either sacred or secular, in the United States.
Click to listen.
Congratulations to the HCSWs who are currently graduating from the Health Care Aid program sponsored through the Health Care Access Program!
Here are two of the grads, Lifta Daniels and Sherry Puittinen from Menno Home. They are both excited about getting started in their new careers at Menno Home.
If you are interested in applying for the Health Care Access Program you can find more information by clicking here.
The Health and Wellness Committee is sponsoring an Easter colouring contest for kids and the young at heart.
To Enter:
Click on the images below to download a full size PDF of the colouring pages.
