When is an MOL Notice of Workplace Accident Required? Ontario Court of Appeal Clarifies
Many Ontario employers will be relieved by an Ontario appeal decision that clarifies – and limits – the obligation to […]
Safety Professionals – Practice Issues
Once is Enough: OLRB Dismisses Safety Reprisal Complaint Already Resolved by Arbitrator
Employers sometimes despair over employees who file multiple claims over the same issue. The Ontario Labour Relations Board has decided […]
Constant Supervision not Required by OHSA: Ontario Court
The Occupational Health and Safety Act does not require that workers be “contemporaneously supervised at all times”, an Ontario appeal […]
Reinstatement, Full Back Pay for Employee Fired after Work Refusal
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has reinstated an employee who was fired shortly after he engaged in a work refusal […]
Engineer’s Report Must Use “Not Likely to Endanger” Language of OHSA: OLRB
An engineer’s inspection report must use the specific language “not likely to endanger a worker” in order to comply with […]
Construction Contract Clear: Government was Owner but not Constructor
Where a 143-page contract made clear that a contractor was the “constructor” under health and safety legislation, the Yukon government, […]
Struggling with How to Comply with Safety Compliance Order? MOL Inspector Need not Help: OLRB
An employer struggling with how to comply with a Ministry of Labour inspector’s safety compliance order cannot expect the MOL […]
Employer May Not Delegate Authority over Safety to Joint Health and Safety Committee: Arbitrator
An Ontario arbitrator has held, in dismissing a union grievance, that it would be illegal for an employer to delegate […]
“Toning Footwear” Improperly Banned by Employer for Safety Reasons: Arbitrator
A British Columbia arbitrator has held that an employer violated its collective agreement by banning the wearing of “Toning Footwear” […]
Should Appeals of Safety Compliance Orders be Stayed While Charges are Outstanding?
A recent Ontario Labour Relations Board decision suggests that employers’ appeals of Ministry of Labour compliance orders should not proceed […]
CSA Safety Training Standard Coming in 2013
Employers sometimes struggle to understand the scope of training required by occupational health and safety legislation. The CSA Group is […]
Employee Dismissed After His Psychiatrist Discloses Workplace Violence Threat Made in Treatment Session
In an unusual case, a psychiatrist has decided to disclose, to an employee’s employer and the police, a threat made […]