Young Employee Work Hours Requirements – Know The Laws Of Your Province
When and how long can employees under age 17 work? All jurisdictions ban children from working during hours that they’re required to be in school, unless as part of an approved […]
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Take 4 Steps to Protect New & Young Employees
How to comply with employment standards and OHS requirements for employees under age 17. Bringing in students or young people to work for the summer can be a win-win. But it […]
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Ask The Expert: Do Students Hired for Summer Jobs Need Special Safety Training?
Safety orientation training for new and young workers is either a legal requirement or best practice. QUESTION We’re hiring college students (20-years-old or older) to work at our plant this summer. Do […]
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Changes To Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Regime May Help Employers Address Labour Shortages
Canada has made a number of changes to its work permit rules that are designed to address labour shortages. The changes will help Canadian employers meet human resources needs and […]
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Can I Fire An Employee For Breaking Our Policy?
Many employers establish policies that they expect their employees to follow, but a policy is not likely to be followed if there are no consequences for an employee who chooses […]
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Know The Laws Of Your Province on Minimum Age Requirements
All jurisdictions impose age restrictions to protect young workers from being hired for jobs that may harm their health, safety or welfare. Here’s a rundown of the minimum age requirements […]
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How Can Employers Overcome Labour Shortages In Québec And Across Canada?
The repercussions of a global pandemic have left the province of Québec, and, in fact, all of Canada facing longlasting labour shortage issues with thousands of unfilled jobs. According to […]
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Sixth Wave Prompts Renewed Labour Crunch in Restaurants, Retail Manufacturing
Businesses across Canada are struggling to cope with an apparent sixth wave of COVID-19, as staffing shortages hamper sectors from health care to hospitality and retail — though the interruption […]
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Manitoba’s Accessible Employment Standard And Accessibility Fund
All Manitoba employers will need to comply with the requirements of the Accessible Employment Standard Regulation by May 1, 2022, which is the second regulation issued under The Accessibility for Manitobans Act. Overview Manitoba introduced The Accessibility […]
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Raising Health And Safety Concern Real Motivation For Terminating Worker For “Poor Fit” During Probationary Period
A recent decision[1] by the British Columbia Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (“WCAT”) upheld a Workers’ Compensation Board (the “Board”) decision that determined an employer’s termination of a worker during her probationary period for […]
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Hand Chain and Lever Hoist Safety
Recorded Date: November 17, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PST Speaker: Rick Sikora - Cranemasters Recording: To access the recording of this webinar, please go here. Manually operated lever and chain hoists are […]
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Canadian Corporate Immigration: Understanding and Navigating the System
Recorded Date: November 10, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PST Speaker: Benjamin Kranc Recording: To access the recording of this webinar, please go here. Corporate Immigration is an intricate and sometimes confusing system. […]
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OHS Forklift Rules Don’t Ban Selecting the Untrained and Training Them Later
A sawmill employee was passed over for promotion to a forklift operator’s position in favour of a co-worker with less seniority. The employer’s reason: The senior employee didn’t have the […]
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Must Employers Pay for Training Time of People Before They Start the Job?
A CNESST inspector cited a recruiting firm for what she believed were 2 labour standards violations: (i) requiring employees to take pre-employment training at their without compensation for their time; […]
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How SkillTech is Revitalizing Frontline Employee Mental Health
SPEAKER: Dr. Ryan Todd CLICK HERE with to view this recorded webinar Experiences that live within the workday – empowering people to learn by doing – is a shift in thinking when […]
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Acknowledgement of Workplace Harassment Training Form
Harassment training must be not only properly delivered but documented. OHS laws require employers to ensure that all workers, supervisors and managers receive awareness education and training on workplace harassment when […]
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Your Guide For Adjusting to DST & March Break Safety Tips
Originally published by the lawyers at Aaron Waxman & Associates, experienced with Disability, Personal Injury and Employment claims, at https://www.awaxmanlaw.ca/disability/daylight-savings-time. This year, elementary school and high school students will enjoy their […]
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Daylight Saving: Suggestions to Help Workers Adapt to the Time Change
Spring forward Fall back. We all know the saying to help us remember to adjust our clocks for the daylight saving time changes (this Sunday in case you are wondering). But, […]
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Safety Training: COVID-19 Face Mask Do’s & Don’ts
Ensure proper face mask use at your facility. *** Wearing face masks and face coverings is vital to prevent COVID-19 infection where people can’t maintain the required social distancing separation of 2 […]
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New Employees: Orientation & Onboarding Checklist
You can adapt this Checklist to ensure that the orientation you provide new employees at your workplace is both thorough and effectively conducted. New Employee Orientation & Onboarding Checklist Employee name:____________________________ Position: […]
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Orientation Checklist for New Employees & Temporary Workers
Here is a checklist you can use to ensure you have properly oriented new workers, including temporary employees.
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The Top 10 Skills in 2020
What will be the most desirable employee skills in 2020? Find out in the infographic below.
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The Employee Manual
Employee manuals serve several purposes. In addition to being a convenient way to provide new employees with vital information, they ensure that consistent information is disseminated, can serve as important […]
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The Definitive Guide to Onboarding
There’s a lot of noise about talent. Where to find it, how to attract it, hire it and keep it. Everyone’s talking about talent because that’s what makes your company awesome. Having great people […]
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Onboarding and Orientation
The employment landscape continues to change – much too rapidly for most organizations. In today’s highly competitive employment marketplace, companies must shift their hiring mindset from one of a “buyers” […]
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How to Create a COVID-19 Medical Screening Policy
The 12 privacy, human rights and OHS safeguards to include in COVID screening protocols While highly problematic in normal times, medically screening workers before letting them enter the workplace has become […]
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Managing Privacy and Cyber Risks During a Pandemic
In a recent announcement, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) reaffirmed its commitment to protecting Canadians' privacy during the COVID-19 outbreak, stating that, "[d]uring a public health […]
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