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Workplace Investigations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act

MacLeod Law Firm — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 14:46:07 +0000

The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) imposes several obligations on employers to investigate complaints of workplace harassment. When there is an incident or complaint of workplace harassment, OHSA requires the employer to conduct an investigation that is appropriate in the circumstances. An employer has a legal obligation to make the workplace safe so if there is any indication of…

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The Number of Workplace Investigations are Skyrocketing: Here’s Why

Doug MacLeod — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:24:19 +0000

There are different types of workplace investigations and the number of workplace investigations is skyrocketing. This blog discusses four scenarios where workplace investigations are required or recommended. To reduce legal exposure and save costs, I believe most employers should acquire the internal expertise to conduct workplace investigations Workplace Harassment Complaints Under the Ontario…

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Investigating Workplace Harassment Complaints: Get Ready for Changes to the OHSA

Doug MacLeod — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 11:20:11 +0000

“Bob is harassing me.” Your spidey senses should be tingling. Because some kind of investigation should be taking place soon. If not, consider what happened when an employee at CBC complained about Jian Ghomeshi and was ignored or when an employee at the TO2015 Pan American games complained about David Peterson and her complaint was allegedly not taken seriously. Immediately after you are told…

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