"SIGNIFICANTLY
more onerous and time-
consuming." So says Amy
Fong, a lawyer at McCarthy Tétrault in
Vancouver, in describing the impact on
employers when it comes to the federal
government's new rules around workplace
harassment and violence taking effect in 2021.
While an important initiative, the new rules
provide less freedom for employers and "may
be restricting in that they've had an effective
way of dealing with violence and harassment
in the workplace that is outside what these
requirements indicate," she says.
"It's important for employers to know that
there will be a bunch of legwork that needs
to happen before Jan. 1 to ensure that they're
in compliance."
'Straightforward' but 'prescriptive' rules
The legislation passed back in December 2018,
but after months of consultations and revisions,
the final regulations were released in July
2020, giving employers six months to finalize
appropriate policies and processes.
The Work Place Harassment and Violence
Prevention Regulation around Bill C65
was brought in because the previous legal
framework was "fragmented and not designed
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accommodations, there are still gaps in
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The federal government has finally released the
regulations around workplace harassment and violence.
Taking effect on Jan. 1, 2021, the new rules mean federally
regulated employers and HR will need to ramp up their
policies and procedures to comply, says Sarah Dobson
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