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Legislation
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Fall at construction site claims life of worker, 33
Victim of Calgary accident originally from P.E.I.
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CFNU report calls for action on violence in the healthcare sector
More than 60 per cent of nurses experienced violence over past year
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Peer-to-Peer
Digital technology has given rise to new business models like Uber and Airbnb. But unlike traditional taxi companies and hotel chains, which are subject to workplace-safety laws, these new kids on the block have largely evaded the regulatory framework. How can legislation play catch-up and bridge the safety gap?
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Investigating Critical Injuries
When a workplace injury happens in Ontario, the employer’s joint health and safety committee (JHSC) plays a key role in collecting information and conducting a preliminary investigation so that a report can be prepared and sent to the provincial labour…
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Precarious work affects mental and physical health: OFL survey
Close to 5,000 Ontario workers polled
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Recommendations on farm employment standards released
Farm workers should not get overtime pay: report
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Recognizing Mental Trauma
Two unions held a demonstration in Halifax on November 10 to express their support for a provincial bill that would allow presumptive coverage for first responders, correctional officers, nurses, social workers and several other types of professionals who have been…
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Controversial finance bill could threaten worker safety, say unions
Bill 70 could reduce inspections, OPSEU charges
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Alberta introduces bill against workplace bullying, harassment
Proposed law would make harassment policies mandatory
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Power and Prejudice
“Why couldn’t you just keep your knees together?” This remark by Canadian judge Robin Camp to a sexual-assault victim during a trial he presided over in Calgary in 2014 has not only spurred an inquiry by the Canadian Judicial Council.…
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Government committee calls for research on PTSD in first responders
Report suggests new research institute
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Feds order Brinks to change routine for armoured-car guards
Edmonton branch can no longer adhere to “All off” method
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Drawing the Line
The message is unequivocal: sexual harassment in Ontario workplaces will not be tolerated, as the province introduces a bill that extends protections to employees by broadening the definition of workplace harassment and imposing additional obligations on employers to prevent and investigate such incidents.
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Righting a Wrong
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently awarded $266,000 in damages to a woman who had accused her former employer of mocking and abusing her after she lost her hearing. The court decision, authored by Judge Gloria Epstein and released on…
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High increase in WCB claims from Alberta farming industry since last year
More than 350 farm workers received compensation this year
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Unions support bill on registry for occupational disease
Amendment to Labour Code passed first reading on June 14
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The New “Mess” Media
Two recent court decisions involving online harassment reveal a cybersphere that remains largely unpoliced and one that the judicial system is ill-equipped to adjudicate. In February, the British Columbia Crown decided not to charge a man who had created a…
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Out of the Shadows
The passing of legislation presuming that post-traumatic stress disorder among Ontario’s first responders is work-related points to a growing recognition across Canada that occupational injuries are not just physical.
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Ontario passes presumptive PTSD law for first responders
WSIB must now presume that condition is job-related
