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Corporate liability of having Automatic Electronic Defibrillator’s (AED) in the workplace

September 7, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Health and Safety, Human Resources

Recently I received a question from one of our subscriber doing research on the corporate liability of having Automatic Electronc Defibrillator’s (AED’s) in the workplace, and he wondered if I had any information on the topic?

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Five steps to effective internal investigations

June 19, 2012 Adam Gorley Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Human Rights, Privacy and Security

How often do you undertake an internal investigation? In an environment where employers are under increasingly strict obligations to investigate workplace incidents over an increasing number of issues, employers in Ontario are facing more complaints…

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