Human Resources and Health & Safety Articles

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of charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and fined, after criminal negligence charges against it were withdrawn.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

The WSIB has announced that premium rates will be maintained at current levels for all employers in 2014. Our Board of Directors’ decision to keep rates at current levels was

Health Canada Announces GHS Proposals In the June 29, 2013 edition of the Canada Gazette, Part 1, page 1605, Health Canada announced requesting comments on a proposal to repeal and