Human Resources and Health & Safety Articles

Employers who have bona fide reasons for dismissing an employee should avoid using “not the right fit”. They should also show up at Ontario Labour Relations Board hearings. An employee who was

Jeff is asked by his boss Adela what time he came into work that morning and what time he left the night before.  Is this harassment? The Treasury Board of

Province-wide workplace inspection blitzes: 2015-2016 Focus Program Sector/Business Type Date Precarious Employment Employment Standards Janitorial, Security, Business Services, Fitness and Recreation Centres, Amusement, Recreation Industries May – July 2015 Struck By Hazards Health

As of April 1, 2015, employers must ensure that certain workers complete a working at heights training program that has been approved by the Chief Prevention Officer and delivered by

The Ontario Ministry of Labour (“MOL”) started the new year off by obtaining convictions in three high-profile workplace fatality prosecutions. In late 2012 at Parmalat Canada Inc., a worker was

An Ontario court has ordered two corporate directors to serve 25 days in jail for failing to take reasonable care to ensure that their company, New Mex Canada Inc., complied

A supervisor with an asbestos abatement company, and his employer, have pleaded guilty to charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and were fined, after workers were exposed to asbestos

Employers who have bona fide reasons for dismissing an employee should avoid using “not the right fit”. They should also show up at Ontario Labour Relations Board hearings. An employee who was

On November 20, 2014, Bill 18, the Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2014 received Royal Assent. The Act amends Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), changing the

Falls from heights are a major hazard for workers and one of the leading causes of critical injuries and fatalities in Ontario workplaces. As of April 1, 2015, amendments to