An employee who, at the time this subsection comes into force, is on leave under paragraph 239.01(1)(a) or (b) of this Act, as it read on November 20, 2021, is entitled to extend their leave up to the maximum number of weeks provided for in paragraph (1)(a) or (b), as the case may be.
For greater certainty, any period of leave taken by an employee under subsection (1), as it read on September 30, 2020, does not count towards the maximum number of weeks referred to in subsection (3).
The employer may require an employee to provide a written declaration in support of the reasons for the leave of absence taken under this Division and of any change in the length of that leave.