- WorkplaceNL: 2020 Health and Safety Awareness Survey November 12, 2020
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 workers, supervisors and employers in our province.
Continue reading → - Learning Event: Psychological Health and Safety | WorkSafe SK November 10, 2020
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 health & safety in the workplace.
Continue reading → - WorkSafeBC increasing inspections in the Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health regions November 10, 2020
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 → - WorkplaceNL holds discounted average assessment rate at $1.69 November 10, 2020
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 → - WSIB welcomes recommendations of The WSIB in Transition operational review November 9, 2020
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 → - WorkSafeNB: 2021 Assessment rates released November 2, 2020
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 → - WorkSafeBC: Proof of concept for proposed improvements to the Certificate of Recognition (COR) program November 2, 2020
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 → - WCB PEI: Injured Worker Survey November 2, 2020
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 → - WCB Saskatchewan announces board level hold on 2021 average employer premium rate October 29, 2020
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 → - WSIB: Tom Barber appointed Fair Practices Commissioner October 29, 2020
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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