Training in Employment and Work
Employment Standards for Ontario Workers
Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 10:30 a.m.E.S.T. - This webinar, intended for community workers, gives an overview of workers' rights under the Employment Standards Act, including overtime pay, illegal deductions, termination pay, severance pay, and public holiday pay. It covers steps a worker can take if the employer violates these standards.
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Work-related Psychological Injury: When and How to Seek WSIB Benefits
This webinar, for service providers, is presented by Airissa Gemma and Maryth Yachnin from the Industrial Accident Victims' Group of Ontario. It looks at the kinds of psychological injuries the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) recognizes. It describes strategies for determining the right entitlement to request at the WSIB, how to gather proof of a work-related psychological injury,...
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Basics
This webinar is presented by Jessica Michael of Community Advocacy & Legal Centre. It gives community service providers an overview of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) structure and terminology. The webinar will cover the life cycle of a workers' compensation claim.
Copies of presentation materials are available below.
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Forced to quit?
This webinar, presented by Karen McClellan from the Community Legal Clinic – Simcoe, Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes, will examine the legal rights and options available to workers in the event of constructive dismissal. Constructive dismissal is a legal term used to describe certain circumstances in which a worker may be forced to quit, including: a significant and unilateral change in work...
Fired or Laid Off?
This webinar, presented by Karen McClellan from the Community Legal Clinic - Simcoe, Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes, looks at rights of fired or laid-off workers. The topics covered include events that constitute termination of employment, a worker's rights upon dismissal from employment, termination pay and severance, other damages related to dismissal, and how workers can enforce their rights....
Bill 168
In this webinar, Zahra Dhanani, the Legal Director for the Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children (METRAC), looks at Bill 168, which is new legislation on violence and harassment in the workplace.
Bill 168 came into force in June 2010. The presentation focuses on what sexual violence and harassment in the workplace are, what employers need to do to comply...
Human Rights in Your Workplace
This webinar, presented by Jessica Michael of The Community Advocacy & Legal Centre, will describe the Ontario Human Rights Code and what your human rights are at work. The webinar will focus on discrimination and harassment in the workplace.
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Employment Rights
This webinar, presented by Jessica Michael of The Community Advocacy & Legal Centre in Belleville, provides an understanding of the rights provided to workers in Ontario under the Employment Standards Act (ESA). It covers topics such as minimum wage, overtime, vacation pay, public holidays, termination, and employment leaves.
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