When a mental injury is involved, workers’ compensation regimes take precedent over legal actions in other forums, including human rights tribunalsHarassment and discrimination has been the subject of many headlines in the news, and in many cases it involves the workplace. There are a lot of human rights cases that have resulted in discriminated workers [...]

Results of a province-wide enforcement blitz, from May to August 2017, that targeted employment standards violations involving new and young workers and hours of work. Overview From May 1 to August 31, 2017, Ministry of Labour employment standards officers conducted two blitzes focusing on: new and young workers employers who have, or applied for, “hours [...]

Province Investing in Projects to Reduce Workplace Injuries, Illnesses and Fatalities Ontario is partnering with universities, professional associations and research groups on projects that will help support workplace mental health, advance our understanding of occupational diseases and prepare workers to deal with equipment hazards. The province will work with partners to develop: Tools for workplaces to [...]

Businesses are realizing that they need to look at their employees’ health in a holistic manner. The need for a more holistic approach to worker health and safety is gaining momentum across North American workplaces. It is now recognized that the traditional transactional approach to safety, where the focus is simply on assessing hazards, doing [...]

New research suggests that failing to make accessibility for people with disabilities a higher priority for Canadian businesses would cost the country billions of dollars in lost economic growth. The findings from the Conference Board of Canada focused on people with physical disabilities, a population group comprising an estimated 2.9 million Canadians that's expected to [...]

Employers have a human rights obligation to reasonably accommodate injured employees after an accident, the Supreme Court has ruled in a decision that could have significant implications across the country — particularly for migrant and temporary agency workers. The case was fought by special needs educator Alain Caron after being told by his employer there [...]

Idea similar to paternity leave policy in Quebec. Quebec's system provides up to five weeks of paid leave to new fathers that covers up to 70 per cent of their income.  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is raising the idea of creating a use-it-or-lose-it, funded leave for new dads, doing so days before he unveils a [...]

Liberal government wants its proposed stricter rules to crack down on harassment in federal workplaces to reflect the fact that colleagues no longer restrict their interactions to daytime hours at the office. “We know that those boundaries are very blurry and especially in workplaces like ours,” Labour Minister Patty Hajdu said Monday after appearing before [...]

Vancouver-based apparel company says all employees must show 'respect' for each other Lululemon chief executive Laurent Potdevin has resigned after over four years at the helm, amid unspecified "conduct" problems, the apparel company said Monday. The retailer made the announcement after the stock market closed, and said the move was effective immediately. "Lululemon expects all employees to exemplify the highest [...]

Reinstatement of fired Quebec waitress reminds employers that firing a worker without cause isn’t a simple matter Don’t like an employee? Then fire him. Employers that don’t want particular employees around shouldn’t have to put up with them, right? Well, kind of. There are many protections in the legal arena that prevent employers from simply [...]