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Liquid Lunches: When Drinking with Clients is Part of the Job
Sometimes, the course of our work includes client meetings. And, sometimes these meetings include alcoholic drinks. These are sometimes colloquially known as “liquid lunches.” because t is sometimes thought that only liquid gets consumed at these events. Despite the slang,…
The Perfect Number of Joint Health & Safety Committee (JHSC) Members
When forming a JHSC in your workplace, the question of the “perfect” number of members is one that comes up time and time again. The quick and easy answer is, that the perfect number of JHSC members is the number…
Equipment in the Workplace: What is a Certificate of Competency?
Imagine the following: a warehouse supervisor asks the first employee he sees to move a pallet from the aisle, where it’s in the way, onto the racking where it belongs. The employee is eager to impress and looks around for…
What if No-one Wants to Join the JHSC?
There are countless benefits of having an effective and diverse joint health and safety committee (JHSC). But, what if despite all of the benefits and your best efforts to help people see how wonderful the JHSC is, you still can’t…
Cannabis and the Workplace: What Employers and Managers Need to Know
Recreational cannabis is now legal in Canada, and with that legalization comes a lot of questions for employers and managers. A recent study by Deloitte revealed that 22 percent of the Canadian adult population consumes recreational cannabis at least occasionally,…
Employer’s Responsibilities: Temporary Workers
The use of temporary workers is quite common. In fact, in North America, over three million workers are employed through staffing agencies every week! If that’s not enough to make you believe that tons of employers are using staffing agencies…
The 411 on Background Checks: Are they Legal?
When people think of background checks, they may think of a private detective lurking in the shadows, following them around late at night, and digging through their trash. However, that’s not what a background check actually consists of in the…
How to Select JHSC Members
Workplaces with over 20 people must have an active joint health and safety committee (JHSC) in place—Section 9 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (the Act) makes that clear. But, the JHSC is only as good as its members.…