October 4th, 2021
Supporting a Harassment-Free Workplace during Vaccine Policy Implementation
To ensure the safety of all employees while implementing a vaccination policy, organizations are encouraged to remind workplace parties of the policy requirements, expectations and promotion of a harassment-free work environment.
May 24th, 2018
PSHSA Takes On Workplace Violence in Education
Violence against workers is a real and complex issue in Ontario schools. Based on WSIB long-term disability claims, workers in education represent 25% of all public sector workplace violence related claims. The majority of these claims are made by teachers and education assistants (EAs), however all workers…
May 2nd, 2018
What Are You Doing to Address Counterproductive Behaviours?
In 2017, the Government of Canada surveyed Canadians to determine the prevalence of harassment in the workplace. According to the results, 50% of respondents experienced harassment from an individual with authority over them and 44% experienced harassment from a co-worker. Incivility, harassment, bullying and violence are known as counterproductive…
April 4th, 2018
Stigma. Violence. Are these Competing Priorities or an Opportunity?
As hospitals move to implement protections for healthcare workers related to violence in the workplace, there are concerns that patients may be stigmatized as a result of risk assessment and flagging processes. I want to explore if addressing violence and stigma constitute competing priorities, or an opportunity to…
March 28th, 2018
Addressing Pervasive Healthcare Challenges through Technology and Innovation
Continuous advancements in medical research and technology and newly dynamic work environments have made the healthcare industry an exciting place to work. However, the very nature of the healthcare industry means that frontline workers are often exposed to challenges and issues such as workplace violence, chronic mental stress and musculoskeletal…