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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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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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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The 7 Most Immediate HR Compliance Challenges of 2021
During the COVID crisis, legal slip-ups can get your business shut down. As the misery of 2020 winds down, HR directors need to start looking ahead to 2021. Of course, complying […]
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Return To Work: Managing Employee Reluctance And Refusals
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a time of great uncertainty for both employers and employees. Change has been the only constant. When we previously published an article on February 25, 2020 about […]
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Refusal of Unsafe Work: Lessons Learned From SARS
As British Columbia moves from Phase 2 into Phase 3 of its Restart Plan, employees will increasingly be asked to return to work and resume work as before – subject […]
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Refusing Recall to Work Due to COVID-19 Concerns
As workplaces begin to re-open under the government of Saskatchewan's Five Phase Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan, one common inquiry is whether an employee can refuse to return to work following a […]
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May Employees Refuse to Return to the Post-COVID-19 Workplace?
SITUATION After weeks of operating remotely, non-essential business Baktu Works (BW) is thrilled to re-open its doors and recall its employees from temporary layoff. But it soon becomes clear that at […]
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Return to Work from COVID-19 Shutdown: OHS Best Practices
Date: May 14, 2020 Time: 9 a.m. PDT / 12 p.m. EDT Presenter: Norm Keith About the Webinar The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in wartime powers being used by government across Canada to shut […]
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Canada Return to Work Resources
[accordian] [toggle title="Federal"] Government of Canada’s response to COVID-19 Risk-informed decision-making guidelines for workplaces and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Summary of assumptions Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Prevention and [â... Favorite
Waiver of COVID-19 Liability
Notice to all entrants and users if these facilities EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY - ASSUMPTION OF RISK. These conditions will affect your legal rights including the right to sue or claim […]
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A COVID-19 Re-Opening Compliance Checklist
Be Smart And Safe About Reopening Your Small Business In A Post-Coronavirus World When you will be able to reopen, of course, depends on a variety of factors: your locale's rules; […]
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Name the Key Components Related to a Worker Refusing to Work?
Name the Key Components Related to a Worker Refusing to Work? Unsafe work or equipment; sincere fear; training and experience. Valid reason; work refusal; sincere fear. Undue hazard or danger; […]
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Can a Physician Refuse to Work During COVID-19?
As media sources detail a supply shortage among COVID-19 first responders, physicians are questioning where the line is drawn between their right to refuse unsafe work and their duty to […]
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Right to Refuse Form
THE PROBLEM: Workers have the right to refuse work if they have reasonable grounds to believe the work poses an undue or unnatural hazard to themselves or others. Properly handling a […]
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You Make The Call: Is This a Valid COVID-19 Work Refusal?
Social distancing and working from home is the centerpiece of the government’s strategy to contain the spread of COVID-19. Regrettably, though, working from home is simply not a realistic option […]
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Quiz: Employees at Heightened COVID-19 Risk Who Aren’t Allowed to Work from Home
SITUATION For eligible bachelor Sal Monella, staying home was a tough pill to swallow at first, especially on weekends. But as he learned more about COVID-19, Sal grew scared, especially because […]
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Compliance Alert: Why COVID-19 Work Refusals Will Be Hard to Justify
One of the key challenges HR directors are facing during this pandemic is how to deal with COVID-19 work refusals. We know from previous pandemics that fear of infectious illness […]
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Ask the Expert: Do Work Refusals Have to Be in-Person?
QUESTION Is a worker allowed to initiate a work refusal without actually showing up for work? ANSWER Normally, no; but for COVID-19, maybe. EXPLANATION Normally, workers must be present at the workplace and report their […]
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Compliance Cheat Sheet: Maximum Work Hours & Minimum Rest Periods
You may need to require healthy employees to work longer hours to make up for staff shortages created by coronavirus. But in so doing, you'll need to be careful to […]
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Compliance Briefing: The 5 Things HR Needs to Know about Coronavirus & Workers’ Compensation
Among the challenges HR managers face in dealing with coronavirus, aka COVID-19, are employees' workers comp claims. Thanks to recent coronavirus guidance and previous outbreaks, we can get a pretty […]
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Preventing The Spread Of COVID-19 In The Workplace: Key Considerations For Alberta Employers
By Janna Young and James Jeffrey of Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP As of March 9, 2020, there are over 109,000 reported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide, with over […]
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Work Refusal Quiz
Name the key components related to a worker refusing to work? Unsafe work or equipment; sincere fear; training and experience. Valid reason; work refusal; sincere fear. Undue hazard or danger; […]
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Coronavirus Outbreak: What Canadian Employers Can Do
As most already know, 2020 began with a global health outbreak: the coronavirus, or in medical terms, "2019-nCoV." Although the government of Canada has indicated the risk of further spread […]
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Coronavirus: Can Ontario Employees Refuse to Work?
At the time this article is being written on February 21, 2020, the coronavirus remains a serious global threat. According to the New York Times, approximately 2,236 people have died […]
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Brief Your Supervisors: Is Fear of Catching Coronavirus Valid Grounds for a Work Refusal?
What’s At Stake Don’t be surprised if one of your employees engages in a work refusal out of fear of catching coronavirus from a co-worker, client or member of the public. […]
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Compliance Alert: The 12 Things HR Managers Need to Know about Coronavirus
The first thing you need to do to safeguard your workplace from coronavirus outbreak is go to school on the virus and current health situation. Because the COVID-19 virus is […]
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Scorecard: Work Refusals for Fear of Getting an Infectious Illness
The OHS laws clearly allow employees to refuse work when they have "reasonable" cause to fear serious injury or illness to themselves and/or others. So, don't be surprised if one […]
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