Bill 11 changes the Occupational Health and Safety Act to require hospitals and long-term care homes to publish monthly reports on the number of workplace violence and harassment incidents that have occured during the month.
The other big change in this Bill is that it gets a lot more detailed on what situations an employer is not allowed to retaliate against a worker. Currently you can’t punish a worker for acting on the regulations in the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Here’s the new list of protected actions:
- Acting in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Seeking advice about the enforcement of the Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Seeking the enforcement of the Act
- Assisting with a joint health and safety committee or health and safety representative
- Seeking the establishment of a health and safety committee
- Acting as a member of a health and safety committee
- Refusing to perform an action that violates the Act
- Giving information to a health and safety committee, trade union, inspector, or anyone else responsible for the administration of this Act
- Reporting workplace violence or workplace harassment
- Participating in a workplace violence, workplace harassment, or any other health and safety investigation
- Testifying or giving evidence in a proceeding involving this Act
- Providing information to the public about workplace violence, workplace harassment, or any other violation of this Act
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