Flight Attendants Can Bring Harassment Class Action against WestJet
To get around the workers comp bar on workers’ suing their employers for harassment, a group of female flight attendants filed a class action contending that WestJet’s failure to protect […]
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BC Top Court Nixes Pizza Hut Employee’s Harassment Claim
A Pizza Hut employee complained to her store manager about being bullied and harassed at work. She then complained to WorkSafeBC that the area manager’s investigation into her complaint was […]
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Fallout from unwanted office birthday party cost U.S. employer $450,000, but lessons are universal
Disciplining or terminating an employee after they disclose a mental health issue is ill-advised Workplace stress is a fact in every employee’s life. Put several strangers in a room for prolonged […]
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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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PRIDE Guide
June is PRIDE month, a time to celebrate all people of all genders and sexual orientations. PRIDE stands for ‘Promote Respect, Inclusion and Dignity for Everyone’. As an employer you […]
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Video Surveillance Policy
Closed circuit television and other surveillance equipment can help you keep your work facility safe and secure. But it can also violate the personal privacy of individuals who are monitored. […]
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Mental Health – Lets Talk About It
The increase of anxiety and depression has been directly linked to lower productivity and higher absenteeism in the workplace... Whether you have been isolated in a remote workspace or exhausted on […]
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Diversity Quiz
How well do you understand the concepts of diversity and inclusion? Diversity isn’t the same thing as avoiding discrimination. Human rights laws simply require you to tolerate people of different races, […]
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Are You Prepared For An Incident Of Workplace Violence In Your Workplace?
Many of us were stunned to witness Will Smith slapping Chris Rock live on stage at the 2022 Oscars award show. Fallout from that incident is still continuing to mount […]
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The “Historic Trade-Off”: Ontario Divisional Court Considers The Interplay Between The Workers’ Compensation Scheme And Constructive Dismissal Actions Arising From Workplace Harassment
In Morningstar v. WSIAT, 2021 ONSC 5576, the Ontario Divisional Court conducted a judicial review of Decision No. 1227/19, 2019 ONWSIAT 2324 and Reconsideration Decision No. 1227/19R, 2020 ONWSIAT 1151 (the "Decisions"): two decisions of […]
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Canadian Workforce Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
When we talk about diversity we often reference several aspect of diversity. Diversity as defined by Employment Equity refers to 4 groups: Women, Visible minorities, Indigenous people, People with a […]
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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 Harassment in 2022
Court Refuses to Pull Plug on RCMP Employees’ $1.1 Billion Harassment Lawsuit A group of RCMP employees who claim they were harassed and bullied at work filed a $1.1 billion class […]
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Harassed Worker Gets Workers Comp for Major Depressive Disorder, not PTSD
All agreed that a mechanical foreman was entitled to workers comp benefits for the mental disorders he developed as a result of being continually bullied and harassed at work. The […]
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Many Canadians Considering Job Switch
Many Canadians considering job switch: Hays report TORONTO — Roughly two-thirds of Canadians are seriously considering leaving their job because of issues such as compensation, declining job satisfaction, and overall well-being, […]
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Employer’s Legal Obligations: Harassment, Bullying, Violence in the Workplace
Date: December 8, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PST Speaker: Lorenzo Lisi This presentation will be an overview of employer's legal obligations with respect to harassment, bullying and violence in the […]
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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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To What Extent are Employees Barred From Pursuing Stress Claims in Court?
Recorded Date: November 18, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PST Speaker: Ryan Conlin Recording: To access the recording of this webinar, please go here. Historically, workers’ compensation law placed a highly restrictive definition […]
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The Conflicts Don’t Stop: The Latest on Workplace Investigations
Date: October 27, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT Speaker: Inna Koldorf Recording: To access the recording of this webinar click here. All ancillary material is available as a handout with the recording. Workplace harassment and […]
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Court Quashes WSIAT Stress Decision and Allows Constructive Dismissal Case to Proceed
Historically, workers’ compensation law placed a highly restrictive definition on traumatic mental stress injuries, which meant as a practical matter very few stress claims would ever be allowed. However, successful […]
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An Employment Lawyer’s Guide to Leaning In on DEI
When a company’s HR or Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) department has a new idea for advancing diversity, one of the first things they do is reach out to their […]
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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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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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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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Building Resilience in a Stress Epidemic
Date: December 16, 2020 Duration: 1hr Expert Speaker: Dr. Ryan Todd Download the Slides Below Read the Q&A's here About the Webinar There was tremendous need before COVID-19 to deal with benefits, programs, and culture changes […]
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Workplace Stress Costs Calculation Worksheet
WORKSHEET TO CALCULATE THE COST OF WORK-RELATED STRESS: TURNOVER COSTS Use this worksheet to calculate the turnover costs of replacing stressed out employees Make no mistake. Workplace stress is costing Canadian companies […]
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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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