{"id":22144,"date":"2021-06-07T09:37:40","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T16:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vrca.ca\/?p=22144"},"modified":"2021-06-07T09:37:40","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T16:37:40","slug":"covid-19-sick-leave-reimbursement-application-action-requested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vrca.ca\/blog\/2021\/06\/07\/covid-19-sick-leave-reimbursement-application-action-requested\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 sick leave reimbursement application: Action requested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22146 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vrca.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/worksafe-c19-application.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"807\" height=\"386\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In order to apply for the B.C. government\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/covid-19\/info\/paid-sick-leave\">COVID-19 Paid Sick-Leave Reimbursement Program<\/a>, you need to sign up for WorkSafeBC\u2019s online services.<\/p>\n<p>Through this program, which will be available starting <strong>June 15<\/strong>, employers can apply to be reimbursed for <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">up to three days of wages<\/span><\/strong> paid to workers for COVID-19-related sick leave.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to apply:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In order to apply for the B.C. government\u2019s COVID-19 Sick-Leave Reimbursement Program, employers must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be registered for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worksafebc.com\/en\/insurance\/apply-for-coverage\">WorkSafeBC insurance coverage<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Have signed up for <a href=\"https:\/\/online.worksafebc.com\/op?_ga=2.247147844.1989125642.1622430375-946810236.1603719544\">WorkSafeBC\u2019s online services<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Not have an existing paid sick-leave program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The program application will be available on WorkSafeBC\u2019s online-services portal starting <strong>June 15<\/strong>. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worksafebc.com\/en\/covid-19\/covid-19-paid-sick-leave-reimbursement-program\">worksafebc.com<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to hosting the sick-leave reimbursement application, WorkSafeBC\u2019s online-services portal for employers offers you an easy and convenient way to report payroll, pay premiums, and access additional tools.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Create your online-services account today<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Watch this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worksafebc.com\/en\/resources\/insurance\/videos\/assessment-creating-employer-account?lang=en\">short video<\/a> to learn how to create your online-services account, then visit <a href=\"https:\/\/idm.worksafebc.com\/siteminderagent\/forms\/login-wsbc.fcc?TYPE=33554433&amp;REALMOID=06-7165c228-d8e9-4836-a88a-4fc3196e9c62&amp;GUID=1&amp;SMAUTHREASON=0&amp;METHOD=GET&amp;SMAGENTNAME=-SM-88YTdRNgyZzxWAp9j72fsm5Kd6D%2fpt5zOctlme4JYf3GIPIFlbY6Ss4pE%2bnABhGRqZJDUbPR5O2X0UMYdfjkbz56IZ0xECUW&amp;TARGET=-SM-HTTPS%3a%2f%2fidp%2eworksafebc%2ecom%2fsiteminderagent%2fredirectjsp%2fredirectop%2ejsp%3fwtrealm%3durn-%3Aopsaml2%26wctx%3dWsFedOwinState-%3DW1WdcO--U--T08S--Ddsq2DqLav8K2SiRbMyxMnrwTHygud1w3BDFWrLhODYcFKlrMzc_sNW7acC8TLq2W3Hdnlr1DHGsQEtCpVX72yOIZzrCCAFzMaIbc9DOoSGryCOZvJlucK1DDuf7--jH9jg2PeDnA%26wa%3dwsignin1%2e0%26sigalg%3drsa--sha256%26SMPORTALURL%3dhttps-%3A-%2F-%2Fidp%2eworksafebc%2ecom-%2Faffwebservices-%2Fpublic-%2Fwsfedsso-%2F\">worksafebc.com<\/a> to sign up. For technical issues related to setting up your account, please contact WorkSafeBC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worksafebc.com\/en\/contact-us\/departments-and-services\/technical-support\">technical support team<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For questions about the program, please visit the B.C. government\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/covid-19\/info\/paid-sick-leave#:~:text=Workers%20can%20take%203%20days,place%20until%20December%2031%2C%202021.\">COVID-19 Paid Sick-Leave Reimbursement program<\/a> web page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In order to apply for the B.C. government\u2019s COVID-19 Paid Sick-Leave Reimbursement Program, you need to sign up for WorkSafeBC\u2019s online services. Through this program, which will be available starting June 15, employers can apply to be reimbursed for up to three days of wages paid to workers for COVID-19-related sick leave. 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