Employer AdviceHealth and SafetyNovember 22, 2022by Michelle Ann Zoleta
Health and SafetyHuman ResourcesNovember 15, 2022by Kiljon Shukullari
Menopause in the Workplace: What Employers Should Know
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...
Health and SafetyNovember 7, 2022by Michelle Ann Zoleta
An Employer’s Guide to Preventing Falls in the Workplace
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...
Health and SafetyOctober 28, 2022by Michelle Ann Zoleta
What is the Difference Between OHS and Public Health and Safety?
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...
Health and SafetySeptember 19, 2022by Michelle Ann Zoleta
Here’s How You Can Support Staff with Seasonal Depression
The bleak and dreary winter weather affects everyone’s mood. The winter cold and shorter days, however, are much harder on those who experience Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) or seasonal depression. What is Seasonal Affective Disorder? Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that follows a seasonal pattern. It usually appears in late fall...
Health and SafetyAugust 3, 2022by Olivia Cicchini
How to Deal with Cyberbullying in the Remote Workplace
Though remote work has many benefits, it also comes with unique challenges. Besides loneliness, Zoom fatigue, and space and privacy issues at home, cyberbullying is another problem affecting the health of remote workers. According to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), 40% of Canadian workers experience bullying on a weekly basis. Unfortunately, this issue...
Health and SafetyJuly 28, 2022by Catherine Bergeron
COVID-19: Steps to Take if an Employee at Work Tests Positive
Though COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted, employers still have a duty under the health and safety law to create a safe workplace for all staff. With COVID-19 cases rising again, you should continue to follow precautionary measures in the workplace, such as physical distancing and hand hygiene. Private businesses in all jurisdictions may also want...
Health and SafetyJuly 25, 2022by Olivia Cicchini
An Employer’s Guide to Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
What is the AODA? The AODA is Ontario’s Accessibility Act, otherwise known as the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. The purpose of the Act is to develop, implement, and enforce standards that achieve accessibility for Ontarians with disabilities. In addition to certain other persons and organizations, the Act establishes accessibility standards that apply to...
Health and SafetyMay 25, 2022by Michelle Ann Zoleta
Employer Advice on Preparing for Extreme Weather Events
The devastation caused by the recent floods in Manitoba and the deadly thunderstorm in Ontario and Quebec highlights the importance of being prepared for extreme weather events. As our planet heats up, extreme weather events, such as floods, wildfires, heat waves, are expected to become more frequent. It is crucial that employers have an emergency...
Health and SafetyApril 28, 2022by Michelle Ann Zoleta
Rapid Testing in the Workplace: Here’s What Employers Should Know
Though provinces across Canada have lifted public health restrictions, the pandemic is not over yet. Given the threat posed by COVID-19 variants, it is important that workplaces continue to follow health and safety measures, such as respiratory hygiene, workplace screening, cleaning & disinfection, etc. COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Testing is a useful screening tool to help...
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