Bill 124 explained in plain English
Safe Night Out Act, 2022
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This bill requires certain staff at liquor-licensed establishments to undergo sexual violence and harassment prevention training and mandates employers to implement policies and training to prevent workplace sexual violence and harassment.
Bill 124, the Safe Night Out Act, 2022, amends the Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019, and the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The amendments require licensed liquor establishments to establish and implement a sexual violence and harassment prevention training program for certain staff, including servers, security personnel, and supervisors. These establishments must also have a policy addressing sexual violence and harassment. Additionally, the Occupational Health and Safety Act is updated to include a definition of workplace sexual violence and to mandate approved training on workplace sexual harassment for employers and their staff.
- Requires the Registrar to develop an evidence-based, trauma-informed sexual violence and harassment prevention training program.
- Mandates that holders of liquor licences or permits ensure specific staff complete this training program before starting their duties.
- Specifies that the mandatory training applies to persons involved in selling or serving liquor, security personnel, and their supervisors.
- Requires licence and permit holders to display a sign indicating that the specified staff have completed the training.
- States that completing the training program does not exempt individuals from civil liability for sexual violence or harassment.
- Requires every licensee and permit holder to have a sexual violence and harassment policy that outlines how incidents will be addressed and provides information on community supports.
- Amends the Occupational Health and Safety Act to define "workplace sexual violence".
- Amends the Occupational Health and Safety Act to require employers and all persons in the workplace to complete approved training on workplace sexual harassment.
- Amends the Occupational Health and Safety Act to clarify that workplace violence and harassment policies must include specific content on workplace sexual violence and harassment.
- Amends the Occupational Health and Safety Act to state that all reasonable measures must be taken to prevent workplace harassment and promote respect and dignity.
- Holders of liquor licences or permits.
- Persons involved in the sale or service of liquor at licensed premises.
- Persons responsible for the security of licensed premises.
- Persons responsible for supervising staff involved in liquor sales/service or security.
- Employers under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
- Workers and supervisors in any workplace.
- Licence/permit holders must ensure specified staff complete sexual violence and harassment prevention training.
- Licence/permit holders must have a sexual violence and harassment policy.
- Employers must ensure approved training on workplace sexual harassment is completed by themselves and their staff.
- Employers must take reasonable measures to prevent workplace harassment and promote respect and dignity.
- The Act comes into force on the day that is six months after the day it receives Royal Assent.
- For individuals who held a licence/permit or were covered by subsection (3) immediately before the Act came into force, the training program must be completed within four months after the Act comes into force.
- The specifics of the evidence-based, trauma-informed sexual violence and harassment prevention training program are not detailed in the bill, as it is to be developed by the Registrar.
- The bill does not specify penalties for non-compliance with the training or policy requirements.
- The exact nature of "workplace sexual violence" beyond the provided definition is not further elaborated in the bill text.
Adds new sections requiring the development and implementation of a sexual violence and harassment prevention training program, mandating its completion by specific staff at licensed premises, requiring a sexual violence and harassment policy, and adding provisions for transitional regulations.
Source: Section 1
Amends the definition of 'workplace violence' to include 'workplace sexual violence', adds a definition for workplace sexual violence, requires employers and workers to complete approved training on workplace sexual harassment, clarifies that workplace policies must address workplace sexual violence and harassment, and requires reasonable measures to prevent workplace harassment.
Source: Section 2
Grants the Lieutenant Governor in Council the authority to make regulations for transitional matters related to the implementation of these amendments.
Source: Section 1 (2)
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