Three Ontario correctional workers on leave for post-traumatic stress disorder have each been awarded $12,500 after the Grievance Settlement Board found the …
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PREMIUM Grievance board allows correctional records clerk’s harassment claim to proceed in Ontario
A records clerk at the Central East Correctional Centre who alleges she was harassed by her supervisor and denied a contract renewal …
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Ontario coroner calls for broader mental health coverage after 34 corrections suicides
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberOntario’s Office of the Chief Coroner is recommending that presumptive workers’ compensation coverage for public safety workers be expanded beyond post-traumatic stress …
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Employment LawFeaturedMental HealthWorkplace Safety & OHS
Jail guard denied compensation after Mental Health Act apprehension ruled employer decision
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA British Columbia jail guard who developed a mental disorder after being apprehended under the Mental Health Act and taken to hospital …
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Employment LawFeaturedMental Health
Youth services officer at Ontario correctional facility awarded traumatic mental stress benefits
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) has ruled that a youth services officer employed at a correctional facility is …
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Ottawa broadens early retirement eligibility for public servants in frontline safety, security roles
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe federal government is planning to let public servants in certain frontline safety and security roles — including firefighters, paramedics, prison guards …

