Posts Categorized As: Violence and Harassment

Blog Post #1331 – Nurse Attacked in British Columbia Hospital

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (November 2015)

The B.C. Nurses’ Union (BCNU) Is calling for increased worker protection at a hospital in Coquitlam, British Columbia, after a male nurse was attacked while trying to de-escalate an argument between two patients on October 26, 2015.

Blog Post #1314 – Plan Eyes Healthcare Violence

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (June 2015)

The British Columbia Ministry of Health (MOH) has begun developing an action plan to address on-the-job violence against healthcare professionals, following a summit with unions and other industry stakeholders on April 7, 2015.

Blog Post#1310 – Improve Psychological Health

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (January 2016)

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is recently conducted an internal employee-engagement survey to measure staff perception of the working environment, as it continues to recover from the Jian Ghomeshi scandal that rocked the National broadcaster in late 2014.

Blog Post #1305 – Culture of Harassment Cited

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (January 2016)

The Canadian Olympic Committee in Toronto (COC) has released the results of an independent workplace review conducted in the wake of sexual-harassment allegations directed at former Pres. Marcel Aubut. The summary report, dated January 4, 2016, was authorized by employment lawyer Christine Thomlinson, partner with Toronto law firm Rubin Thomlinson LLP.