Human Resources and Health & Safety Articles

A 32-year-old man died after falling from an unguarded working surface of a scaffold. The victim, who was a journeyman mason, and his co-worker were installing backing rod 35 feet

Are your building’s fire evacuation procedures being implemented?  Yes, as part of our annual fire training, all occupants are taught to evacuate as quickly and effectively as possible.  Occupants are

Pregnant Employee Discriminated Against An Ontario bar discriminated against a pregnant employee when she balked at wearing a new tight uniform, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has ruled.  In McKenna

Dangerous workplaces require particularly careful training and supervision, a judge has stated in convicting a propane company.  The judge found that a worker’s reaction to the sound of an explosion

A New York food truck company has met angry backlash and calls for a boycott for firing an employee who Tweet-shamed customers who refused to tip on a $170 order.

An arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a city “traffic operations” employee for threatening statements, a racist comment and one incident of dangerous and aggressive driving.  The city relied on

Another method of placing the return to work process on a more un-intermittent path is involving the co-workers as they can positively or negatively affect the challenges involved in the

The importance of “digging deep”, when conducting a thorough investigation when an injury is reported is a key factor to reducing your experience rating saving you money. Experience rating is

A crane rental company has been convicted of charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and fined, after criminal negligence charges against it were withdrawn. In 2009, a worker

 Kemptville, Ont., woman is unemployed today after being fired, she says, for asking a customer not to leave their dog in a hot car. Carla Cheney told The Ottawa Citizen