P-39.3 - Act to ensure the protection of trainees in the workplace

Section 11 Disposition versions

2022-08-24

11. A trainee may be absent from their training for 10 days per year owing to sickness, to fulfill obligations relating to the care, health or education of the trainee’s child or the child of the trainee’s spouse, or because of the state of health of a relative or a person for whom the trainee acts as a caregiver, as attested by a professional working in the health and social services sector and governed by the Professional Code (chapter C-26).

This leave may be divided into days and, if the employer consents to it, each day may also be divided.

The trainee must notify the employer of such an absence as soon as possible and take reasonable measures at their disposal to limit the duration of the absence.

The employer may, if it is warranted, in particular by the duration of the absence, request that the trainee provide a document attesting to the reasons for the absence.

For the purposes of this section, “relative” has the meaning assigned by section 79.6.1 of the Act respecting labour standards (chapter N-1.1).

2022, c. 2, s. 11.

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In force: 2022-08-24

11. A trainee may be absent from their training for 10 days per year owing to sickness, to fulfill obligations relating to the care, health or education of the trainee’s child or the child of the trainee’s spouse, or because of the state of health of a relative or a person for whom the trainee acts as a caregiver, as attested by a professional working in the health and social services sector and governed by the Professional Code (chapter C-26).

This leave may be divided into days and, if the employer consents to it, each day may also be divided.

The trainee must notify the employer of such an absence as soon as possible and take reasonable measures at their disposal to limit the duration of the absence.

The employer may, if it is warranted, in particular by the duration of the absence, request that the trainee provide a document attesting to the reasons for the absence.

For the purposes of this section, “relative” has the meaning assigned by section 79.6.1 of the Act respecting labour standards (chapter N-1.1).

2022, c. 2, s. 11.