HRM 3400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Workplace Harassment, Corporate Social Responsibility, Royal Assent

• School: York University
• Department: Human Resources Management
• Course: HRM 3400
• Professor: Gary Blake

Document Summary

Laurie dupont-involved with married doctor marc daniel attempt suicide, released from hospital & returned back to work where he stalked and intimidated laurie. On her final shift nov 12, 2005 she was in recovery room and requested not to work close to mark, but went into recovery room, hid behind a pillar and stabbed her to death. Ont nurses association lobby gov"t to change ohsa to protect employees from workplace harassment and violence. Bill 168- amendments to ohsa: employer has to protect worker doing job from physical injury at work from domestic violence. Royal assent on december 15, 2009; amendments 6 months later on june 15, 2010. Workplace in ont 5 or more workers have necessary policies, programs, measures, procedures in place. Employers develop: violence and harassment policies and programs. Employer provide risk assessment of violence hazard before developing program. Process deal with complaints incident, threats of violence. Workplace harassment- comment and conduct of harassment in workplace; not welcomed.