Human Resources and Health & Safety Articles

Health, Safety and the Law! Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act states employers must appoint competent supervisors.  Whether you are newly appointed or someone who has been in the role

The Ministry of Labour proposes to introduce new regulatory requirements that would require employers to ensure that all workers and supervisors complete mandatory occupational health and safety awareness training programs.

An engineering company operating near Fort McMurray, Alta., has been hit with a penalty of $1.5 million for a workplace safety violation. Sinopec Shanghai Engineering Company Canada had pleaded guilty

The law is fairly clear: An employee can be dismissed where their performance does not meet the reasonable expectations of the employer. However, an employer seeking to dismiss an employee as

Managing chemicals at the workplace is often a difficult task. A manufacturing company, for example, may have a few hundred chemicals on site that are used in the production of

    Forklifts have been an integral part of industrial work for more than a century.  Improvements in forklift technology over the years have enabled individual employees to lift and

Terminating an employee’s employment without cause in Canada comes at a price. The various employment acts and codes set out the requirements for termination notice or pay in lieu of

Working from home, telecommuting, flexible hours, – whatever you call it, it is part of the Gen Y paradigm of focusing on work product rather than work process. In an

Workplace bullying is not a new issue. Emerging technologies and increased reliance on digital communication has seen an increase in the instances of cyberbullying in the workplace. Gossip about a

If you work in construction, the rules for who must have WSIB coverage have changed. If you have workers now, you are already required to register with the WSIB, report