As an employer, you have a legal obligation to take all reasonable precautions to ensure a safe workplace for your employees. This includes identifying seasonal hazards and taking steps to reduce related risks. Ignoring winter hazards could lead to injuries, absences, lost-time compensation claims, and even litigation. We recommend that you review and update your...
Hair salons can expose workers to an array of health and safety risks, capable of causing serious health concerns. As an employer in the beauty industry, it’s crucial that you are aware of the potential health and safety risks in your workplace, and that you know how to combat them. Without addressing these concerns, you’re...
In a 2022 survey, one in four Canadian employees described their mental health as “bad” or “very bad”. The same report found a 22% decline in positive mental health in workers over the past two years. Many respondents also reported symptoms of burnout caused by their job, with 36% reporting sleeping problems, 29% reporting constantly...
According to StatCan, in 2019, Canadian women represented 47.4% of the labour force, a 25% increase from 1976, when they represented 37.6%. With an increasing number of women in the workplace, current generations are more likely to experience menopausal changes while at work now than ever before. Despite the growing number of Canadian women at...
Every year, over 42,000 Canadians are injured due to fall incidents in the workplace. Despite the prevalence of falls at work, employers who build their workplace culture around certain best practices will be more likely to prevent falls from occurring in the future. As part of Fall Prevention Month, we want to encourage employers to...
A report by Canadian Worker’s Compensation found that 925 workers died due to work-related causes in 2020. Occupational health and safety programs are crucial in reducing accidents and illnesses in the workplace. Employers play a vital role in preventing workplace accidents and injuries and promoting safe and healthy workplaces. Under the OHS law, employers have...
What constitutes harassment in Alberta? Under Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act, workplace harassment is defined as a “single or repeated incident of objectionable or unwelcome conduct, comment, bullying or action intended to intimidate, offend, degrade or humiliate a particular person or group”. Just as important as it is to be aware of what...
A healthy work environment has a direct impact on workplace productivity and morale. As the employer, you must take all reasonable precautions for the health and safety of your staff. This includes taking steps to prevent bullying and harassment in the workplace. What is considered bullying and harassment in BC? WorkSafeBC, the provincial safety enforcement...
Companies must be aware of workplace bullying as it fosters an undesirable workspace for all individuals. Moreover, provincial legislation requires employers in Ontario to guard their employees against workplace hazards, which include bullying. What qualifies as bullying? Bullying in the workplace is typically recognized as physical acts or verbal remarks that ‘mentally’ hurt or isolate...
