We hear this quite often here too, in Canada...
It all depends on what you signed up for and it's in your contract. For example, some companies are able to stipulate that sick leaves should be counted as annual leaves and you would need to consult your managers about this 'time off'. It's no joy to fall sick, but it's even no greater joy to have to deduct from your annual leaves!
Regardless, the advice here, is to read your contract and discuss with the HR or recruitment teams that are hiring you thoroughly. Keyword "thorough" is important in this situation. You would not want to sign anything in a haste and then discover it's not what you thought about. Anyway, the golden rule is to also try to get at least 2-3 offers when you are interviewing and searching for new employers. You want to have leverage and bargaining power and at least, you want to be able to consider your options. You don't want to join a company in a rush without knowing what you are getting into later. Moreover, if you are doing your interviews virtually, you would want to have at least met your teammates and your future boss. It's not going to help much, but if you saw them first time and decided you did not want to work with them, that's still better than never meeting them and working with them and regretting?
Fortunately, many Canadian companies are alright and professional but we are sharing these tips after hearing some issues some fellow immigrant friends are facing...
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