How Helping Employees Cope with Mental Illness Can Improve Your Company’s Bottom Line
Investing $100 in mental wellness may return $1,800 in productivity enhancements. Employer healthcare plans have traditionally been reactive. Coverage kicked in only if and when the employee required medical care. Then […]
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BC Employers’ OHS Obligations to Address Workplace Bullying and Harassment
Workplace bullying and harassment is a significant issue for employers in British Columbia. In 2021 alone, WorkSafeBC received 3400 inquiries related to workplace bullying. The organization also noted that most employers did […]
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Special Protections for Pregnant/Breastfeeding Workers – Know the Laws of your Province
Employers may have to temporarily reassign pregnant workers to less hazardous jobs. The OHS regulations of many jurisdictions require employers to take special safety measures to protect workers who are pregnant, […]
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Worker Accused of Sexual Assault Can’t Sue Accuser for Defamation
A Canada Post worker accused a fellow letter carrier of sexual harassment and assault. After an internal investigation, a union disciplinary panel dismissed the charges. But the battle was far […]
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Auto Technician Wasn’t Fired for Complaining about Indoor Smoking
An automotive technician repeatedly complained to his employer about the smoking taking place in the repair shop. But his complaints went unheeded and the technician felt he had to quit […]
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Reassigning Work Subject to an OHS Work Refusal – Know The Laws of Your Province
Most jurisdictions require a written response within 30 days of receiving a JHSC recommendation. Workers’ rights to refuse dangerous work would be meaningless if employers could just simply reassign refused work […]
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The Conflicts Don’t Stop: The Latest on Workplace Investigations
Date: August 3, 2022 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT Speaker: Inna Koldorf Workplace harassment and violence investigations have become commonplace in most workplaces. In this program, we will review the circumstances when […]
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Court Of Appeal Certifies WestJet Sexual Harassment Class Action
In Lewis v. WestJet Airlines Ltd.1, the British Columbia Court of Appeal certified a class action concerning the alleged workplace sexual harassment of female flight attendants at WestJet Airlines. The decision […]
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Reminder To Federal Employers: Deadline For Annual Workplace Harassment And Violence Occurrence Report
You must submit your Annual Harassment and Violence Occurrence Report by March 1. This is the first deadline for this report, which is required under the Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention […]
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Workplace Violence: OK to Fire Hospital Employee for Violence against His Co-Worker
“Talk to me like that again and we are going to have a big f**** problem.” This voicemail, which was played in court, was just part of the evidence against […]
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Harassment: Employee Took Too Long to File Harassment Constructive Dismissal Case
An employee went on medical leave in 2016 and never returned. Three years later, the company terminated her employment for frustration of contract. A month later, she sued for constructive […]
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Workers Comp Bars Lawsuit for Assault-Based Constructive Dismissal
A lab chemist slammed a female co-worker in the arm with her fume hood window, causing a bruise. The chemist claimed the hood was too far open and that he […]
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Why You Must Protect Your Workers from Cyberbullying
7 ways failing to prevent online harassment can get you into legal trouble. Myth: Workplace harassment is much less of a challenge now that more people are working from home. Truth: The […]
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Cyberbullying Prevention Policy
You can't fight digital harassment with an analog policy. Workplace bullying is an old problem with a new face. In the internet age, bullying has become more pervasive and more virulent—all […]
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Town Employee Can Sue Both the Town and GN for Sex Harassment
In March, a Nunavut court ruled that a government employee could sue both her employer, the Hamlet of Pangnirtung, and the Government of Nunavut for failing to protect her from […]
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7-Eleven Fined $340,000 for Not Protecting Night Workers from Violence
After visiting two 7-Eleven stores, WorkSafeBC inspectors spotted several violations in the company’s violence prevention program for late-night retail, including: i. Workers working alone at night weren’t wearing a personal […]
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Stress at Work Special Report
The nature of work is changing at whirlwind speed. Perhaps now more than ever before, job stress poses a threat to the health of workers and, in turn, to the health […]
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Ergo Solutions to the Potential Pitfalls of Hybrid Offices
Recorded Date: November 3, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT Speaker: Rachel Mitchell Recording: To access the recording of this webinar, please go here. As we prepare for the eventual return to work, […]
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The Fourth Wave of Safety: Training the Mind
Recorded Date: Oct 14, 2021 Time: 9:00-10:30AM PDT Speaker: Dr Ryan Todd Recording To access the recording of this webinar, please go here. Having lived through three full waves (!) of a pandemic, employers are […]
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Worker’s Mental Stress Caused by Employment Decisions, Not Harassment
A school carpenter claimed that bullying and harassment by his supervisor aggravated his preexisting Generalized Anxiety Disorder. But the BC workers comp tribunal denied him benefits, finding that while the […]
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August 4- The Fourth Wave of Safety: Training the Mind
DATE: Aug 4, 2021 TIME: 9:00-10:30AM PDT Speaker: Dr Ryan Todd Register Here to attend this free webinar Having lived through three full waves (!) of a pandemic, employers are now preparing for the […]
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BC Government Socked with Record-High Injury to Dignity Damage Award
The BC Human Rights Tribunal found that a government corrections officer was subjected to a poisoned work environment due to his race and colour. The evidence showed that he was […]
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Rise Above It: Practical ways to handle hard times, setbacks, and tragedies
Recorded Date: May 12, 2021 Time: 9am – 10:30am PDT Speaker: Richard Hawk To access the recording of this webinar, please go here. As a member of OHS Insider, use discount code OHSIVIP21 to watch the […]
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COVID-19: Stealing Time or Time Well Spent?
Recorded Date: March 24, 2021 Speaker: Stéphane Fillion Recording To access the recording of this webinar, please go here. As a member of OHS Insider, use discount code OHSIVIP21 to watch the recording […]
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How to Deal with COVID-19 Burnout at Work
Recorded Date: March 10, 2021 Time: 9am – 10:15am PST Speaker: Preston Parsons, Overholt Law Recording: To access the recording of this webinar, please go here. As a member of OHS Insider, use discount code OHSIVIP21 to […]
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The New Federal Harassment & Violence Regulations
Date: Nov 25, 2020 Presenter: Norm Keith Download the slide below About the Webinar The law is changing with Harassment and Violence Prevention on January 1, 2021. The new Regulation under Bill C-65 requires Employers […]
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How to Persuade Your CEO that Workplace Stress Hurts the Bottom Line
WHAT’S AT STAKE 1 in 5 Canadians experience a mental health problem or illness each year, which equates to 500,000 employees unable to work each week, according to the Mental Health […]
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Psychology of Return to Work
Date: July 15, 2020 Duration: 1 hour The Speaker: Dr. Karen MacNeill, Performance Psychologist Download the Slides Below About the Webinar As workplaces continue to navigate the disruption produced by COVID-19, the attention has now been directed towards […]
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