By Samantha Kompa of Kompa Law https://www.kompalaw.ca/blog/examples-of-workplace-accommodations Employee accommodations are a crucial aspect of creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. In Ontario, the Human Rights Code requires employers to accommodate the needs of employees with disabilities, unless doing so would cause undue hardship. This includes physical, mental, and developmental disabilities, as well as chronic medical conditions and injuries. Mental health conditi

Posted in: Accident Prevention,Safety,Worker's Compensation Board,Workplace Wellness | Posted by Rebecca Ingram on May 30, 2023 In today’s post-pandemic, fast-paced and ever changing world, ensuring the health, safety, and productivity of employees is becoming increasingly more important and challenging for organizations across all industries. Employers need to focus their time and resources on what is within their control rather than what is not. An effective health and safe

Standing desks have become a popular way to counteract the harms of sitting too much. These PT-approved tips will make sure you’re using them properly. Have you heard that “sitting is the new smoking”? Research showing how detrimental extended periods of sitting can be for one’s health has helped spur the popularity of standing desks. Standing all day has to be better than sitting all day, right? The reality however is a little more complicated. What’s really bad for you, ex