Paid Administrative Leave During Wildfires

With so many emergency wildfires happening across the province right now, we wanted to remind you about paid administrative leave during wildfires.

Members who are unable to come to work or work from another location due to safety concerns related to the wildfire situation can be placed on paid administrative leave for the duration of the safety concern. Examples include situations where a member cannot come into work because of an evacuation order, evacuation alert, or wildfire-related road closure and is unable to work from home or another location. Members can choose this option regardless of whether their actual work location is safe to work in or not.

The Employer has stated that paid administrative leave is effective retroactively to May 10, 2024, and must be approved by the excluded manager, who determines the member’s eligibility based on their circumstances. To initiate administrative leave if you are affected by wildfires, excluded management supervisors can input the leave entry as ‘fire’ and use the relevant coding in Time and Leave.

In solidarity,

Melissa Moroz
Labour Relations Officer