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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

November 27, 2014 Yosie Saint-Cyr Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, HRMS, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Recruiting and Hiring, Source Deductions and Reporting, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with appropriate payroll deductions; Canada Revenue Agency’s tax deduction estimator for TD1s; and, amendments to WHMIS to implement Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Label (GHS).

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Ontario employers must provide workers with mandatory health and safety training by July 1, 2014

December 17, 2013 Doug Macleod Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Penalties and Fines, Training and Development

A new regulation under Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act mandates basic safety awareness training for all Ontario workers and supervisors – with a specific focus on small business and vulnerable workers.

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HRinfodesk poll result and commentary: Do you know what the Globally Harmonized System is?

June 20, 2013 Yosie Saint-Cyr Employee Relations, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Training and Development, Union Relations

Well it seems not many people know about the Globally Harmonized System. When we asked in our poll of April 19, 2013, “Do you know what the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) is?” Out of 221 respondents, 140 (63.35 percent) said no. The rest of the respondents either knew about GHS (59/26.70 percent) or were not sure (22/9.95 percent). So, what is the Globally Harmonized System?

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Labelling tool helps organizations comply with WHMIS, OSHA, GHS

February 6, 2012 Adam Gorley Health and Safety, Human Resources

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety has released an online tool to help organizations that handle chemicals comply with requirements under Canada’s WHMIS, the United States’ OSHA standard and the new Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals. If you’re keeping an eye on the GHS implementation, this might interest you…

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