Two Death Threats Against Foreman Land Employee Five-Day Suspension: Employer Required to Act
The Ontario Labour Relations Board, sitting as an arbitrator, has upheld a five-day suspension against a construction employee who admitted […]
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February Blitz by Ontario MOL Inspectors: Material Handling
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has announced that in its February “blitz”, MOL inspectors will look for hazards in material handling […]
Text Message “Dubious”: Harassment-Reprisal Complaint Dismissed
Basing a harassment-reprisal complaint on a text message is risky when one cannot prove that the text message was ever […]
Gossip, Personality Conflicts were not Harassment under Ontario OHSA: OLRB
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has dismissed a reprisal complaint under the Occupational Health and Safety Act because the employee’s […]
Disability-Management Specialist Facing Human Rights Complaint; Tribunal Grants Access to Health Files
A disability-management specialist working for the Toronto Transit Commission is facing a human rights complaint. The complaint alleges that the specialist, […]
Mandatory Worker Safety Training Materials, Safety Poster, Released by Ontario MOL for Consultation
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has announced that it intends to pass a regulation that will introduce a mandatory safety awareness […]
Lawyer’s Bullying/Harassment Investigation Report Not Privileged: Care Needed When Using Lawyer as Investigator
An Ontario labour arbitrator has decided that a hospital’s lawyer’s investigation report into a bullying/harassment complaint was not privileged, so […]
Ontario Announces “MOL Radio” Safety Podcasts
The Ontario MOL has created a series of podcasts on health and safety. On its website, the MOL says that […]
The Safety Professional as a Witness
I recently gave a presentation on “The Safety Professional / Engineer as a Witness” to the Canadian Society of Safety […]
Ontario MOL Announces Safety “Improvements” – Including Safety Poster
On December 16th, the Ontario Ministry of Labour announced the following: The MOL said that it intends to propose a […]
“But They Charged the Wrong Company!” Sorry, You Will Still Have to Go Through a Trial
In a case involving an environmental prosecution, an Ontario justice of the peace has concluded that a “wrong company has […]
Is Comfort an Employee Right Under OHSA? Ontario Arbitrator Seems to Say Yes
An Ontario arbitrator has interpreted the Occupational Health and Safety Act to require Loblaws to provide anti-fatigue mats to self-checkout […]
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