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Jon Pinkus on forced self-isolation for employees – Global News

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Employment lawyer Jon Pinkus spoke to Global News reporter Jeff Semple on Global National about an employee’s rights during self-isolation due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Some Canadian workers are telling Global News that if they travel abroad, their employer will force them to stay home from work in self-isolation without pay for two weeks.

0:36 – Can an employer force an employee to self-isolate for two weeks? Does an employer have to pay an employee who is in self-isolation?

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