Report from City News in Montreal (Posted June 14, 2024)
The Quebec government will provide $2.4 million over four years to the Juripop Legal Clinic, to help employees who have suffered psychological harassment or sexual violence at work.
Blog Post #1530 – Workplace Bullying and Harassment Legislation in Alberta
My opinion
Just to give the reader some common frame of reference, the Ontario government enacted legislation in the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) in 2010. (It has since been updated 3-4 times)
Blog Post #1522 – Men, Women Respond Differently to Bullying: Study
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (January 2017)
Article by Jean Lian
Workplace bullying doubles women’s sickness absence, leads to an increased use of antidepressants and affects women’s health negatively and for a long time, while men are twice as likely to leave the labour market for a period of time. These are the findings of a study out of Aarhus University and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, released on December 12, 2016. The findings are based on the responses of 3,182 people in public and private organizations who took part in the study.
Blog Post #1432 – How to Develop a Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Strategy – Part 3
Written by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
Article from the OH&S Canada magazine – (Nov. 2021)
“Assessing the risks in your workplace”
Creating an environment where employees feel safe to discuss and come forward about harassment and violence starts with an assessment of existing hazards.