injured workers

What injured workers need to know about WSIB

July 26, 2016 Occasional Contributors Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Payroll, Penalties and Fines, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation

If you sustained a workplace injury and are in receipt of Workplace Safety and Insurance Board benefits for the first time, there are essential pieces of information that you should be familiar with…

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Employers’ perspective on recent WSIB headlines

July 18, 2014 Clear Path Employer Services Health and Safety, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Source Deductions and Reporting, Wages and Compensation

There has been a flurry of articles and editorials in recent weeks regarding changes at the WSIB, many of them critical of what they see as an “anti-worker agenda.”

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Organization fined for violating OHSA after a worker was injured

February 25, 2011 Christina Catenacci Health and Safety, Human Resources

The Ontario Ministry of Labour recently emailed their latest Court Bulletin indicating that a company that makes plastic auto parts received a hefty fine of $50,000 for violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.

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