Employer AdviceHealth and SafetyNovember 22, 2022by Michelle Ann Zoleta
Employer AdviceNovember 21, 2022by Olivia Cicchini
Stat Holidays, Winter Hazards: Holiday Season Advice for Employers
The holiday season is a busy time for employers. Besides business, they also have HR and health and safety obligations to attend to. There are substitute holidays to account for and vacation requests to accommodate. December is also a time for planning holiday social events and preparing for safety risks created by inclement winter weather. Statutory...
Employer AdviceNovember 18, 2022by Michelle Ann Zoleta
Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB): An Employer’s Guide
In 2022, Ontarians submitted 196,000 claims to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). Within these WSIB claims, 31,549 employees reported occupational diseases, 1,449 reported mental stress, and 56 reported traumatic fatalities. The WSIB provides benefits and services to Ontario workers who have been injured at work or who have diseases related to work, including...
In 2021, news of The Great Resignation sparked major concerns for HR and leadership departments across the globe. Coupled with the emergence of the “quiet quitting” phenomenon in 2022, as employers enter the new year, improving staff retention has never been more critical. Quiet quitting is a strategy to avoid burnout in the workplace, prevalent...
Employer AdviceHuman ResourcesNovember 10, 2022by Kiljon Shukullari
Preventing Employee Burnout in the Workplace: An Employer’s Guide
According to a report, 35% of Canadians are burnt out. Another report found that 48% of Canadians felt more stressed to start 2022 than they did in the past two years. With the World Health Organization officially declaring burnout an occupational phenomenon in 2019, and the epidemic of quiet-quitting hitting newsstands in 2022, it’s clear...
Employer AdviceNovember 8, 2022by Kiljon Shukullari
Employees Faking Sick Leave: Advice For Employers
In 2020, the average Canadian was absent from work for 12 days of the year. No employer wants sick employees to come into the office. Coming into work sick, also known as presenteeism, can lead to poor work performance, the infection of other staff, and delays in the sick employee’s recovery. Alternatively, many employers are...
BlogEmployer AdviceNovember 4, 2022by admin
An Employer’s Guide to Supporting Men’s Mental Health in the Workplace
For the month of November, men across the world are asked to grow a moustache and start conversations about men’s mental health. Campaigns like Movember were born out of the realization that men’s mental health is in crisis. Although the project has made an incredible impact, funding more than 1,250 men’s health projects over the...
Employer AdviceNovember 3, 2022by Kiljon Shukullari
Employer Advice for Daylight Saving Time and Employee Pay
Daylight Saving Time is the practice of setting clocks forward by an hour during summer months to make optimum use of daylight. The clocks are set back again in Fall. In 2022, Daylight Saving Time began on Sunday, March 13 at 2 am. It ends on Sunday, November 6 at 2 am. For most people...
Employer AdviceNovember 2, 2022by Olivia Cicchini
Ministry of Labour Ontario: The Procedures for Claims and Complaints
The Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development oversees, promotes, and regulates labour relations in the province. It is responsible for promoting and enforcing two major legislations — the Ontario Employment Standards Act (ESA) and the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). The Ministry of Labour Ontario is in charge of enforcing employment standards,...
Employer AdviceNovember 1, 2022by Olivia Cicchini
New Guidance on Ontario’s Electronic Monitoring Policy
Back in April 2022, Ontario’s Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022 became law in the province. Similar to its sister legislation, Bill 27, Working for Workers Act, 2021 that became law in December 2021, Bill 88 provides increased rights for many employees across Ontario and places new duties on employers. One of the main...
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