What are the rules with respect to being paid for work and being required to work extra hours if my workplace has been quarantined?
• Employers whose workplaces have been quarantined, such as hospitals or schools, are required to pay their employees for work they perform. They are not required to pay an employee if the employee is under quarantine and cannot leave the facility, but is not actually working or holding themselves ready for work (on call). • If any work is performed during the quarantine, then the regular hours of work and overtime provisions apply. hours of work and overtime provisions apply. –> For most employees in Ontario, the maximum number of hours they can be required to work is eight hours a day, or the number of hours in their regular work day that is more than eight hours, and 48 hours a week. Under exceptional circumstances, an employer may require employees to work more than these hours. The exceptional circumstances are where: • There is an emergency • Something unforeseen occurs that could interrupt the continued delivery of essential public services, such as those in hospitals, regardle
