Workplace health and safety

Employer blames supervisor for fall protection breach, tribunal upholds penalty

The firm handed the job to a trained supervisor. It didn't hand off the duty

Employer blames supervisor for fall protection breach, tribunal upholds penalty

Summer risks for employers: Prepare for heat stress, wildfire smoke, and UV exposure

‘Employers should have a plan in place now and must engage workers and joint health and safety committees in the planning process’: WorkSafeBC

Summer risks for employers: Prepare for heat stress, wildfire smoke, and UV exposure

Montreal police racism scandal exposes gaps in whistleblower protection

‘A reporting mechanism that people don't trust is worse than not having one at all,’ says expert

Montreal police racism scandal exposes gaps in whistleblower protection

Will Alberta’s two-tier surgery system mean longer employee wait times?

Alberta's system 'plays to the greed' of surgeons looking to substantially increase their compensation, says senior researcher

Will Alberta’s two-tier surgery system mean longer employee wait times?

Employees on drugs: fitness for duty and burden of proof

Balancing safety, technology, and privacy in the context of employee drug use

Employees on drugs: fitness for duty and burden of proof

Farm faces employer liability after workplace safety failures injure driver

What went wrong when an untrained worker took the controls at night

Farm faces employer liability after workplace safety failures injure driver