Employment

Precarious workers and return to work

November 26, 2019

How do precarious workers access workers’ compensation and return to work accommodation? How do power imbalances, aggressive WSIB deeming and vocational rehabilitation practices affect the low-wage injured worker? What are the barriers to meaningful access by Ontario’s migrant workers to return to…

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Legal aid cuts threaten program serving low-income workers in southwest Ontario

June 18, 2019

The results of the government report were damning, finding workplace violations widespread in Ontario: we conclude that there is a serious problem with enforcement of ESA (Employment Standards Act) provisions. While most employers likely comply or try to comply … there are…

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Call for research participants for work mobility study

May 28, 2019

Researchers at Memorial University would like to hear from injured workers with a physical disability on their experiences with work-related travel – either to work or during the work day. You do not have to be currently employed to participate. Share your…

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Challenges in disability policy

February 28, 2019

Persons with disabilities face many challenges in accessing public programs for financial aid or disability supports – or from being trapped in them once eligible. In a recent report Disability Policy: From Remedies to Rights (Dec. 2018), Sherri Torjman lays out the…

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Hazards of working in the gig economy

January 18, 2019

Debate continues on the pros and cons of the gig economy. In this ‘sharing economy’ based on freelance, temporary or contingent on-demand project or piece-work arrangements, workers contract their labour through internet-based platforms such as Uber, Hyr, Upwork. According to staffing company…

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Any workers’ comp review must involve injured workers!

January 4, 2019

On November 15th of last year, Ontario’s governing Progressive Conservative Party released a document called A Plan For the People: Ontario Economic Outlook and Review that outlined some of their early accomplishments and plans. Tucked 54 pages into this document is a…

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Govt bill weakens labour law protections for workers

October 28, 2018

This has been a challenging week for legal protection of workers’ conditions of employment and safety on the job. On Tuesday the Ford government introduced Bill 47, Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018 to roll-back labour laws changes enacted in the…

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Research study seeks participants

September 27, 2018

A group of researchers from McMaster University (Stephanie Premji), the University of Toronto (Agnieszka Kosny), and the University of Waterloo (Ellen MacEachen) are conducting a study on the return to work experiences of injured workers who have problems with English. They are…

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Disability and Work in Canada 2018 – moving forward

September 21, 2018

Disability and Work in Canada 2018 will be held in Ottawa on December 4 and 5, 2018. Participants at DWC2018, A Partnering Strategy for Moving Forward, will review a proposed national strategy to improve the level of employment of persons with disabilities.…

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Employment addressed in federal accessibility bill

June 27, 2018

Before the House of Commons adjourned for the summer, the government introduced Bill C-81, the Accessible Canada Act, intended to help create a barrier-free Canada. The proposed legislation aims to identify, remove and prevent accessibility barriers in areas that fall under federal…

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