Bill 11 explained in plain English
Speaking Out About, and Reporting On, Workplace Violence and Harassment Act, 2022
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Bill 11 amends the Occupational Health and Safety Act to protect workers who report workplace violence and harassment from reprisals and requires hospitals and long-term care homes to publicly report such incidents monthly.
This bill, known as the Speaking Out About, and Reporting On, Workplace Violence and Harassment Act, 2022, aims to enhance protections for workers who report or speak out about workplace violence and harassment. It also requires hospitals and long-term care homes to publicly report on incidents of workplace violence and harassment. The Act amends the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
- Amends the Occupational Health and Safety Act to protect workers from reprisal when they report or speak out about workplace violence and harassment.
- Specifies that reprisals include measures that adversely affect a worker's employment, such as termination, demotion, discipline, suspension, or intimidation.
- Requires employers that are hospitals and long-term care homes to publicly report the number of workplace violence incidents on their website at least once a month.
- Requires employers that are hospitals and long-term care homes to publicly report the number of workplace harassment incidents on their website at least once a month.
- Repeals and substitutes provisions in the Occupational Health and Safety Act to clarify protections against reprisals for workers.
- Clarifies that a reprisal is any measure taken against a worker that adversely affects their employment, and lists examples of such measures.
- Workers in Ontario
- Employers in Ontario
- Hospitals in Ontario
- Long-term care homes in Ontario
- Occupational health and safety committees and representatives
- Workers have the right to speak out about and report workplace violence and harassment without fear of reprisal.
- Employers have the obligation to not take reprisals against workers for reporting or speaking out about workplace violence and harassment.
- Hospitals and long-term care homes have the obligation to publicly report monthly on incidents of workplace violence.
- Hospitals and long-term care homes have the obligation to publicly report monthly on incidents of workplace harassment.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not explicitly mention any new taxes or financial impacts.
- The bill amends provisions related to reprisals, which are acts taken against a worker that adversely affect their employment. Specific penalties for contraventions are not detailed in the provided text.
- The bill does not specify the exact format or location of the website reporting for hospitals and long-term care homes, other than that it must be on 'its website'.
- While the bill defines what constitutes a reprisal, it does not detail the specific enforcement mechanisms or penalties for employers found to have taken reprisals, beyond the general framework of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
- The bill refers to 'incidents of workplace violence and workplace harassment' but does not provide a specific definition of what constitutes an 'incident' in this reporting context.
This bill amends sections of the Occupational Health and Safety Act to add new reporting requirements for hospitals and long-term care homes regarding workplace violence and harassment, and to strengthen protections for workers who report such issues.
Source: Sections 1, 2, and 3
Adds a requirement for hospitals and long-term care homes to report the number of workplace violence incidents on their website at least monthly.
Source: Section 1
Adds a requirement for hospitals and long-term care homes to report the number of workplace harassment incidents on their website at least monthly.
Source: Section 2
Replaces the existing provision with a broader definition of reprisal and clarifies that workers are protected from reprisal for various actions related to reporting or addressing workplace violence and harassment.
Source: Section 3
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