What are the rights of an employee?

What are an employee's rights around a disabling health condition in Canada?

• What are an employee's rights around a disabling health condition in Canada? Asking for a friend. He has a chronic illness that has recently come out of remission. He asked his employer to reduce the hours at his part-time job by 20%, citing his illness and family stress as the reason. (His illness is classified as a disability, though he doesn't call it that usually.) He is just shy of 3 months with this employer. He is finding the strain of the job very difficult. Can he take unpaid medical leave -- and does he have to have 3 months in first? Would the employer have to hold his job?Also, is the employer required to accommodate his request for a 20% reduction in work hours? His boss said they could try it out for a few weeks. However, his boss is not reducing productivity standards. His job does not have benefits. You are not a lawyer/his lawyer, etc. He lives in BC. He had no idea that the illness would come out of remission. He plans to see a lawyer, but I thought I'd ask this for him first. He is gathering information, as he's not really sure how to proceed and doesn't want to screw anything up.

• Answer:

  He should contact thehttp://www.bchrcoalition.org/files/GroundsProtection.html. They will be able to help guide him through his accommodation needs/requests. Contact link if you scroll to the bottom of the page.