Brian, a student at the College of the North Atlantic in GFW, was hired part time as a sales clerk at Sport Chek on October 26, 2019. His spouse is ill and she needs Brian to drive her to the hospital for an important medical procedure on December 8, 2019. Brian wants to know the following information:

a) Is he entitled to take a leave in these circumstances under NL's employment standards act (ESA)? Explain your answer (in your response if he is eligible to take this leave explain which category he can take the leave under)

b) Is Brian entitled to be paid by the employer for his time off from work under NL's ESA? Explain your answer.

c) If eligible for this leave, how many more days can Brian take off work in 2019?