What to Do When an Employee Defies Your Mandatory Vaccination Policy
Find out why the employee is refusing before deciding what to do. Before the pandemic, mandatory vaccination policies were rare and limited to sensitive sectors like health care and travel. But […]
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Nov 18 – To What Extent are Employees Barred From Pursuing Stress Claims in Court?
Date: November 18, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PST Speaker: Ryan Conlin Register Here to register for this webinar. Historically, workers’ compensation law placed a highly restrictive definition on traumatic mental stress injuries, […]
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Vaccinations: Passports, Misinformation, Misunderstandings & How to be Compliant
Introduction “Vaccination passport,” a term few of us had ever heard before the pandemic, has suddenly become a topic of overriding national importance. Regrettably, the term is also a major source […]
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Applying Game Theory Principles in the Management of Employee Absences
Recorded Date: August 25, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM PDT Speaker: Patricia J. Forte Click Here with discount code "HRIVIP21" to watch this recording for free Managing employee attendance can be the bane of the […]
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Phase 3: Has Your Workplace Transitioned Its COVID-19 Safety Plan To A Communicable Disease Prevention Plan
On July 1, 2021, B.C. moved into Step 3 of its COVID-19 Restart Plan. As part of this phase, B.C. employers are no longer required to maintain a WorkSafeBC approved […]
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Step 3 Of BC’s Restart Plan: Employers Advised To Shift From COVID-19 Safety Plans To Communicable Disease Plans
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced that on July 1, British Columbia will be moving to step 3 of the province's restart plan. As part of the move, Dr. Henry […]
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July 28: Using Mediation for Conflict Resolution in the Workplace
RECORDED DATE: July 28, 2021 TIME: 9:00-10:30AM PDT SPEAKER: Heather Hettiarachchi, LLB MSc CPHR To access the recording of this webinar, please go here. As a member of OHS Insider, use discount code HRIVIP21 to watch […]
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COVID-19 Unpaid Leave Policy (All jurisdictions except Ontario)
A template for creating a legally compliant COVID leave policy. Since the pandemic began, all but 2 jurisdictions (Northwest Territories and Nunavut) have revised their employment standards laws to give employees […]
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Companies Investing more into Employee Benefits for Mental Health in 2021
Whether you have been isolated in a remote workspace or exhausted on the front-line, the Covid-19 pandemic has brought significant stress into the Canadian workforce. A shocking 50% of Canadians […]
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The Ergo Standard
Download the Spring 2021 Edition of The ERGO Standard newsletter containing information like An Ergonomics Home Office - For Children, Working from Home Challenges - A Year Later and more... Source: Ergo. […]
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What is Ergonomics and Human Factors?
Ergonomics and Human Factors are the scientific disciplines concerned with understanding the interactions between people their environment. As a profession, Ergonomists, work to improve people’s performance, reduce the incidence of […]
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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 HR Insider, use discount code HRIVIP21 to watch the recording […]
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Vaccines and Employer’s Rights
Recorded Date: April 28, 2021 Time: 9am – 10:30am PDT Speaker: Ryan Conlin To access the recording of this webinar, please go here. As a member of HR Insider, use discount code HRIVIP21 to watch […]
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BC Creates Vaccination Leave And Expands COVID-19 Leave
The Employment Standards Regulation, BC Reg 396/95, has been amended to create an unpaid leave for employees who require leave to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or to assist a dependant who […]
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Arbitrator Finds Paid Sick Leave Not Required In Some COVID-19 Situations
In a recent Saskatchewan arbitration decision, UFCW, Loc. 1400 v P&H Milling Group, it was decided that an employer was not required to pay sick leave to employees who: recently returned […]
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I’m Not Wearing Pants Today! Working-From-Home Activity Book
Welcome to the working-from-home activity book...because we all need a break from, well, work. We get it, working from home can be rough, like sand stuck in your shoes after […]
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Leading With Your Jab – Vaccine Distribution And Public Policy
Top 5 Issues The prospect of safe and effective vaccination distribution, at the provincial, national, and international levels, offers optimism that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada will soon […]
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Does Pandemic Fatigue Give Rise To A Duty To Accommodate?
Now that we have persevered through one year of the COVID-19 pandemic, much has been written about pandemic fatigue and associated social isolation, mental stress, and anxiety. Employers may be […]
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COVID-19 Vaccinations: Mandatory In The Workplace?
BC is now in Phase 2 of the province's COVID-19 Immunization Plan and there is emerging debate as to whether employers have the right to require employees to obtain COVID-19 vaccinations. With […]
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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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The Virtual Office Requirements & Tips For an Ergonomic Workspace
Recorded Date: March 24, 2021 Speaker: Kristan Rossetto, R. Kin, A.E., B.Sc., H.K., GradCert ESLM, Ergonomic, Health & Wellness Consultant, ERGO Inc Recording To access the recording of this webinar, please go here. […]
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Mandatory Vaccinations For Employees: What Are The Issues?
While Canada is still in the early stages of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, given the limited availability and potential interruptions in vaccine supply, many employers are already turning their minds […]
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COVID-19 Vaccinations: Moving The Needle On Return To Work Planning
With the hope that the COVID-19 vaccine will be more readily available to Canadians in the coming months, employers are beginning to consider what the vaccine rollout means for return […]
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Is Mandatory COVID-19 Testing For Employees Reasonable?
Christian Labour Association of Canada v Caressant Care Nursing & Retirement Homes ("Caressant") An Ontario arbitrator recently dismissed a grievance challenging a policy which required all staff of a retirement home to […]
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Can Canadian Employers Require Employees To Take The COVID-19 Vaccine?
Employers in Canada want to know whether they can implement a mandatory vaccination policy and, if so, what are the practical, human rights, and privacy considerations that need to be […]
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Social Distancing Policy
As the pandemic drags on, businesses that remain open must be scrupulous to ensure employees maintain social distancing—both at and away from the workplace. Here’s a template of a policy […]
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Mandatory Vaccination Policies: Enforceable or a Shot in the Dark?
Recorded Date: February 10, 2021 The Panel of Experts: Dave McKechnie | Partner, Co-Chair, Employment & Labour Relations, Toronto Dianne Rideout | Partner, Employment & Labour Relations, Vancouver Kristen Pennigton | Associate, Employment & Labour Relations, Toronto Victor […]<... Favorite
Return to the Workplace – A Toolkit for Heading Back to Work
Return to the workplace: A psychological toolkit for heading back to work is a guide to support the mental health of individuals as they plan safe transitions back into their […]
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Can You Be Forced To Take The COVID-19 Vaccine?
If 2020 has felt like a horror movie, the COVID-19 vaccine is be the highly anticipated final act. Now with the vaccine's premiere just days away many of us are […]
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