WORKPLACE HARASSMENT

December 9, 2009
Bill 168, Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Violence and Harassment in the Workplace) 2009 passes the Ontario Legislature.

October 20, 2009
Bill 168 passes Second Reading and is sent to the Ontario Legislature's Standing Committee on Social Policy.

April 20, 2009
Bill 168 2009 - An Act to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act with respect to violence and harassment in the workplace and other matters. Bill details

This is introduced into the Ontario Legislature by the Minister of Labour, the Hon. Peter Fonesca.

October, 2008
Members of the CFUW were horrified in 2005 when they heard of the brutal murder of nurse Lori Dupont in her workplace, Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital.  Prevention of violence to women has been an issue of concern to CFUW members since its founding in 1919.  CFUW policies passed in 1992 and 2008 urge provincial governments to take appropriate steps to improve measures to prevent violence against women and to include protection from psychological harassment in Occupational Health and Safety legislation.  This consultation gives us the opportunity to urge the government of Ontario to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act to include workplace violence prevention (including harassment and bullying) as an appropriate measure to prevent violence to women.

Join CFUW Ontario Council and CFUW Windsor by sending letters, signing the petition

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PETITION to the Ontario Legislature, due Nov.15,2008

October 17, 2008
Thanks to the work of Elizabeth Haines, CFUW Windsor, comments were presented by Ontario Council to the Ministry of Labour concerning its Workplace Violence Prevention consultations