More than a quarter of all federal public servants were granted paid time off work during the first 11 weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, at an estimated cost of $439 million.
The "other leave with pay" provision, also known by its pay code 699, is approved at the discretion of management when employees are unable to report to work for reasons beyond their control. It is separate from vacation or sick pay.
Between March 15 and May 31 of this year, a total of 76,804 employees took this leave, according to the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.
That's 27 per cent of all federal public workers.
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