2022 Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act and Regulation

Educational leave
44(1)
Subject to this section, every employer at a workplace where there
is a committee or a representative, must allow each member of the
committee, the representative, or their respective designates, to
take educational leave each year, without loss of pay or benefits,
for the purpose of attending workplace safety and health training
seminars, programs or courses of instruction
(a) offered by the Workers Compensation Board;
(b) approved by the committee; or
(c) provided for in the current collective bargaining agreement
respecting the workers at the workplace.
Time allowed for educational leave
44(1.1) The amount of time allowed for educational leave under subsection
(1) is the greater of
(a) 16 hours; and

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(b) the number of hours the worker normally works during two
shifts.
Total number of safety and health committee members
44(2)
The total number of safety and health committee members for
whom the employer is required to provide educational leave
in accordance with subsection (1) during any year is equal to
the number of members constituting the normal size of the
committee.
Pay while attending educational leave programming
44(2.1) The employer must pay a committee member, representative or
designate who attends a workplace safety and health training
program referred to in subsection (1) at the worker’s regular or
premium pay, as applicable, for the greater of
(a) the actual number of hours spent attending the training; and
(b) the number of hours the worker normally works during a normal
shift.
Exception
44(2.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an employer on a construction
project or an employer at a seasonal workplace as described in
subclause 40(1)(a)(i).