My company has started making employees use their holiday time for Dr. appointments. We used to give supervisor a few days notice and then when approved you had the option of making up the time. Not sure why they changed it, but was wondering if they can do this legally.
Thanks
Dwayne

Hello,

In Ontario, employees with less than 5 years of service are entitled to no less than 2 weeks of vacation, increasing to 3 weeks after 5 years. The Employment Standards Act of Ontario requires that vacation time be taken in increments of at least one week at a time unless the employee and employer agree otherwise.

Therefore, if you do not agree to take vacation time for a medical appointment, the employer cannot force you to take it. Your employer may decide to allow you to take unpaid time off or require you to make up the time.

Regards,

Lluc Cerda
Lawyer