- WorkSafeBC: Amendments to Occupational Health and Safety Regulation in effect December 1, 2021 1 décembre 2021
New and revised regulatory requirements are now in effect for combustible and flammable liquids, radiation dose limits, traffic control, concrete pump operators, blasting, arboriculture, and logging load securement. Continuer la lecture →
- Recent Amendments to Workers Compensation Act 30 novembre 2021
New amendments to the Workers Compensation Act were recently approved in the fall 2021 sitting of the Legislative Assembly that help clarify and modernize the current legislation. Among the recent amendments to the Workers Compensation Act and regulation changed to the indexation of compensation benefits, which would increase the amount of benefits paid to workers on long term benefits and survivors of fatally injured workers.Continuer la lecture →- WSCC Announce 2022 Employer Assessment Rates 25 novembre 2021
The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (WSCC) has announced that the average employer assessment rate or base rate will remain at the same level as last year.
Continuer la lecture →- WorkSafeBC reminding employers to prepare for emergencies, including evacuation and rescue 16 novembre 2021
Employers must have plans to protect workers from impacts related to severe weather, natural disasters, and other emergencies. In response to another severe weather event yesterday — which caused flooding, evacuations, power outages, and road closures — WorkSafeBC is reminding employers of their obligations to be prepared for emergencies, including planning for evacuation, rescue, and re-entry, when safe to do so.
Continuer la lecture →- WSCC Media Release: Public engagement on proposed changes to pension system for workplace injuries 15 novembre 2021
The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) is seeking public input on a proposal to change how pension benefits are calculated for workplace injuries.
Under the present system, workers receive lifetime pension benefits if they have a workplace injury that results in a lasting loss of function after medical treatment or rehabilitation efforts are complete. This is known as a permanent medical impairment. The amount each individual receives is calculated soley based on the percentage of impairment they experience as a result of the injury and what they were earning at the time the injury happened.
Continuer la lecture →- New Chair Announced for WCB Nova Scotia 10 novembre 2021
The Province has appointed Saeed El-Darahali as the new Chair of WCB Nova Scotia.
Mr. El-Darahali is President and CEO of SimplyCast, a Dartmouth-based technology company. He has more than 15 years of leadership experience and was named one of Atlantic Canada’s top 50 CEOs in 2020 by Atlantic Business Magazine. Mr. El-Darahali is currently Chair of the board of the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia and a director of EduNova Cooperative Ltd.
Continuer la lecture →- Recommandations pour un retour au bureau réussi et diminution de la distanciation à l’intérieur 9 novembre 2021
Dans la foulée des assouplissements annoncés récemment par le gouvernement et alors que de nombreux travailleurs et travailleuses retourneront dans les bureaux, la Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST) encourage les milieux de travail à se tourner vers une formule hybride, en présentiel et en télétravail, pour une transition réussie.
Continuer la lecture →- WorkplaceNL holds discounted average assessment rate at $1.69 for fourth consecutive year 2 novembre 2021
Effective January 1, 2022, WorkplaceNL will hold the average assessment rate paid by employers at $1.69 per $100 of payroll, including a temporary $0.21 average discount.
Seventy-three percent of employers will have no change or a lower annual assessment rate and 27 per cent of employers will have a higher rate in 2022. This compares to 43 per cent having no change or a lower rate and 57 per cent having a higher rate in 2021.
Continuer la lecture →- WCB Saskatchewan announces 2022 preliminary average premium rate 13 octobre 2021 Continuer la lecture →
- Modernisation du régime de santé et de sécurité du travail : la CNESST est là pour vous informer et vous accompagner 7 octobre 2021
À la suite de la sanction de la Loi modernisant le régime de santé et de sécurité du travail, le 6 octobre 2021, la Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST), organisme gouvernemental responsable de l’application du régime de santé et de sécurité du travail, mettra tout en œuvre pour soutenir les employeurs et les travailleurs et travailleuses dans la mise en application des modifications législatives.
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