“The reality of workplace stress is with all of us—at all times,” said Rhonda Shirreff, a labour and employment lawyer with Heenan Blaikie, speaking today at the firm’s 2011 Labour & Employment Seminar Managing Claims and Controlling Costs with the WSIB. Stress is evident as employers place more demands on employees at work—and at home, […]
It is an employer’s duty to provide a psychologically safe workplace, said Dr. Martin Shain, director and founder of the Neighbour at Work Centre, speaking at the Shepell•fgi Day of Discovery in Toronto on November 5. In law, how we treat mental injury is a relatively new concept, he said. Mental injury is “significant harm […]
Employees who have remained on the payroll after the most recent economic downturn may be feeling the stress of decreased resources and increased burdens. Some may still even carry “survivor guilt.” Emotional strain can also rise through factors such as unrealistic expectations, workplace politics or ill-defined goals. No matter what is causing the stress, employers […]