10:15

  • Review of your January 2021 Obligations
    • Review existing policies, practices and procedures on harassment and violence
  • What the policy must include:
    • A workplace assessment to be completed by relevant personnel to develop and implement preventative measures within six months
    • Identified risk factors including office culture, external circumstances and the physical design of the workplace
    • Emergency procedures
    • A workplace harassment and violence prevention policy with reports, records and data to assist the investigator
    • A resolution process, including time frames to better support employees or people accused
    • Support measures for employees
    • Documentation on how to protect the privacy of people involved,
    • An annual report (first one due March 2021) to the minister of labour.
    • Mandatory training for employees
    • Need to be aware of each required investigation or resolution step and the timelines associated with those steps