7 May 2020

Should businesses in the CKL use personal protective equipment ("PPE") for employees, such as non-medical face masks, gloves and eye protection?  Yes, PPE is an option, but only when the risk and hazards related to COVID-19 cannot be eliminated through following Ontario's new health and safety guidelines and other governmental orders and directions.  The Ontario […]

Temporary pandemic pay is aimed at helping frontline staff who are experiencing severe challenges and are at heightened risk during the COVID-19 outbreak. It is a targeted program designed to support employees who work incongregate caresettings or primarily with vulnerable populations, where maintaining physical distancing is difficult or not possible. The goals of this temporary

To help stop the spread of COVID-19, everyone should comply with requirements under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and with associated regulations and public health directives issued by the Chief Medical Officer of Health. Protecting yourself and your co-workers: Coronaviruses are spread through close contact with others. Here are some helpful tips to help prevent the spread of

Employers in the CKL should develop and implement an infection prevention and control plan that includes procedures for responding when an employee, customer, or other individual present in the workplace becomes ill with symptoms of COVID-19. The plan should include: (i) procedures for isolating and transporting the individual home if they begin showing symptoms at