HRM 3400 Lecture Notes - Vocational Rehabilitation, Occupational Safety And Health, Occupational Disease

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

Document Summary

Hrm 3400 winter 2012 anna blake. Purpose of helping workers who are injured on the job return to work. Some provinces the scope has been enlarged to cover prevention. Canada 1914 when the ontario workers" compensation act passed after review of existing systems including usa. Compulsory and collective liability for employers, with some recognition of risk in the amount of contribution paid by individual employers (employer funded). Workers to be compensated regardless of the financial condition of the employer. Compensation is based on loss of earnings. No legal recourse employees can"t sue employers. Administered by boards whose members are appointed by the lieutenant governor in each province. Determine who is classified as a worker, a subcontractor, or employer. Two main social goals: to provide services intended to prevent injuries or reduce the psychological impact of injuries when they occur, to provide the training and development necessary to prepare an injured worker to return to work.