WorkplaceNL: 2020 Health and Safety Awareness Survey
November 12, 2020
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WorkplaceNL, in partnership with the Newfoundland and Labrador Statistics Agency, Department of Finance, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is conducting an Occupational Health and Safety Awareness survey. This survey will assess the level of health and safety awareness in worker
Continue Reading →Continuer la lecture →Learning Event: Psychological Health and Safety | WorkSafe SK
November 10, 2020
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WorkSafe SK is hosting a virtual one-day learning event for employers, HR professionals & mental health experts to bring awareness to psychological health & safety in the workplace. WorkSafe Saskatchewan invites you to an interactive, informative day focusing on psychological
Continue Reading →Continuer la lecture →WorkSafeBC increasing inspections in the Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health regions
November 10, 2020
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Employers urged to stay vigilant, update COVID-19 safety plans as conditions change. WorkSafeBC is conducting enhanced COVID-19 inspections and consultations at workplaces in the Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health regions as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise.
Continue Reading →Continuer la lecture →WorkplaceNL holds discounted average assessment rate at $1.69
November 10, 2020
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WorkplaceNL holds discounted average assessment rate at $1.69 Effective January 1, 2021, WorkplaceNL will hold the average assessment rate paid by employers at $1.69 per $100 of payroll, including a temporary $0.21 discount.
Continue Reading →Continuer la lecture →WSIB welcomes recommendations of The WSIB in Transition operational review
November 09, 2020
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Report calls modernization “top priority” The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) welcomes the recommendations contained in The WSIB in Transition, the final report of an operational review conducted by Linda Regner Dykeman and Sean Speer.
Continue Reading →Continuer la lecture →WorkSafeNB: 2021 Assessment rates released
November 02, 2020
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Fewer workplace accidents, lower claims costs and a reduction in administration costs have resulted in a reduced assessment rate for 2021, WorkSafeNB announced today.
Continue Reading →Continuer la lecture →WorkSafeBC: Proof of concept for proposed improvements to the Certificate of Recognition (COR) program
November 02, 2020
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WorkSafeBC, in consultation with stakeholders, has been creating practices and procedures to support Assessment Manual policy item AP5-247-4, which provides the framework for the Certificate of Recognition (COR) program.
Continue Reading →Continuer la lecture →WCB PEI: Injured Worker Survey
November 02, 2020
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The Workers Compensation Board’s biennial Worker Survey is now underway. The telephone survey is being conducted by an independent research firm, Narrative Research,
Continue Reading →Continuer la lecture →WCB Saskatchewan announces board level hold on 2021 average employer premium rate
October 29, 2020
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WCB provides premium relief to support economic recovery On Oct. 28, the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) announced there will be a board level hold on the 2021 average employer premium rate. Because of the economic impacts
Continue Reading →Continuer la lecture →WSIB: Tom Barber appointed Fair Practices Commissioner
October 29, 2020
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Tom Barber has been appointed Fair Practices Commissioner, taking on the independent role of ensuring fair practices at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB).
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