Funding Fairness


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In September 2010, at the request of the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), an independent review of its funding and related matters was conducted, and to advise the Minister of Labour as to what would constitute "a fair level of indexation for partially disabled workers." The Funding Review was asked to consider six specific issues: the WSIB's unfunded liability (UFL); premium rate setting; rate groups; employer incentives; occupational diseases; and indexation of benefits for partially disabled workers.--Document.







The Political Economy of Workplace Injury in Canada


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Workplace injuries are common, avoidable, and unacceptable. The Political Economy of Workplace Injury in Canada reveals how employers and governments engage in ineffective injury prevention efforts, intervening only when necessary to maintain standard legitimacy. Barnetson sheds light on this faulty system, highlighting the way in which employers create dangerous work environments yet pour billions of dollars into compensation and treatment. Examining this dynamic clarifies the way in which production costs are passed on to workers in the form of workplace injuries.




Workers' Compensation in Ontario


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Health and Safety in Canadian Workplaces


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Workplace injuries happen every day and can profoundly affect workers, their families, and the communities in which they live. This textbook is for workers and students looking for an introduction to injury prevention on the job. Foster and Barnetson bring the field into the twenty-first century by including discussions of how precarious employment, gender, and ill-health can be better handled in Canadian OHS.







Ontario's Health System


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Best Practices in Occupational Health, Safety, Workers Compensation and Claims Management for Employers


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Best Practices in Occupational Health, Safety, Workers Compensation and Claims Management for Employers will guide human resources professionals, health and safety professionals, and management to "Navigate the Road to Zero" injuries in the workplace while encouraging cost efficiency and productivity. This guide of best practices will assist employers of any industry in matters of accommodating restricted workers, prevention strategies through strong health and safety programs, and cost effective disability claims management including return to work planning and cost strategies. This guide offers options in aligning legal compliance with best practices in health and safety as well as claims management. The information will review universal alternatives in best practices for building legal compliance into effective health and safety and claims management program development for employers of any industry. This information provides ideas for opportunities that encourage optimal productivity for the employer, legal compliance, and cost efficient programs while allowing workers to return to work safely and productively.