Human Resources and Health & Safety Articles

An Ontario organization has been hit with a five-figure fine – plus victim surcharge – after being sentenced earlier today in relation to the death of a non-employee who was

For HR professionals, “friending” employees on Facebook or connecting on other social media sites is far from a simple decision. That’s what Chelsea Wheeler discovered after she posed the question “Do

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Starting June 10, 2016, new rules around the handling of tips and other gratuities in the workplace will come into force. Examples of tips and other gratuities include: money given

Last month, the government announced increases to Ontario’s minimum wage rates that will come into effect October 1, 2016. The student minimum wage will go up from $10.55 per hour

An electrical contractor has been hit with a huge fine after its faulty electrical work led to a resident’s death. The contractor had installed an in-floor heating system in the

Construction workers in Saudi Arabia have set fire to at least seven company buses in the latest employment protest against unpaid wages and extensive job cuts. Employees at the Saudi

A former flight attendant is taking WestJet to court, accusing the airline of failing to take proper action after she alleged she was sexually assaulted by a pilot and then

RENOUS, N.B. (CP) — A union representing prison guards says its members should be told an inmate’s medical history if they come into contact with their bodily fluids. The Union

From May 1 to August 31, 2015, Ministry of Labour inspectors conducted a health and safety enforcement blitz in the industrial sector focusing on: young workers aged 14 to 24,