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Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more All Ontario contractors will be required to pay WSIB premiums by 2012 Small firms up in arms about the cost; claim it is prohibitive Toronto Star article: Independent construction firms in Ontario will be required to pay for workplace insurance starting in 2012, a move critics warn will put many contractors out of business. A government bill forcing firms to pay premiums to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board passed 64 to 19 in the Legislature yesterday. The legislation has drawn fire from the opposition and small business groups, who accused the government of giving little thought to how it will affect small firms. "This is absolutely horrific for small business," said Catherine Swift, president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. "This particular bill only affects construction, but small businesses in other sectors are saying, `when is this coming for me?'" Many firms already have private insurance, and will now face an additional burden during hard economic times, she said, adding that research has shown the WSIB premiums would cost the average independent contractor about $11,000 annually. read more here Posted by: gisela on 2008-11-30 14:54:14 Subscribe to the feed Direct Link to this post Next post: High levels of burnout among UK family doctors, especially in group practice 2012-01-31 08:59:19 Other posts tagged wsib, benefits, health and safety, legislation: · [Welders may be at increased risk for brain damage] · [Interactive training helps workers in dangerous jobs avoid deadly mistakes] · [Alberta Federation of Labour today released a 10-point plan on workplace safety] · [Alberta uses "immoral" incentives to deny WCB benefits to injured workers, says AFL] · [RNs make 58 recommendations for improvement in Occupational Health & Safety] · [Construction site safety comes under the microscope] · [Ontario employers face tough new violence in the workplace laws] · [Rebounding at Wellergize] · [Examining Workplace Styles of the Sexes] · [Unfair business tactics demoralize staff] · [Top 10 Safety Violations for 2009] Don't forget: there is a search box on every page! Recent Posts: High levels of burnout among UK family doctors, especially in group practice Depersonalized doctors: A cross-sectional study of 564 doctors, 760 consultations and 1,876 patient reports in UK general practice Posted by: mara on 2012-01-31 08:59:19 Majority groups support assimilation -- except when they are not majorities It is hard to integrate a society to maintain minority identities and not make the majority feel their values are being rejected Posted by: danica on 2012-01-29 11:06:21 Color-coding, rearranging food products improves healthy choices in hospital cafeteria Labeling all foods and beverages with a simple red, yellow and green color scheme to indicate their relative healthiness led patrons to purchase more of the healthy items Posted by: danica on 2012-01-25 16:56:28 If you plan, then you will accomplish... but it helps to have a friend Partnering up or planning with someone can really boost the likelihood of sticking to your resolutions Posted by: mara on 2012-01-05 09:18:08 Sky light sky bright -- inside your office New LED ceiling mimics sky, natural lighting for improved mental health Posted by: danica on 2012-01-04 11:20:24 View Your Cart? Call us for more information: In Toronto and Area call 647.723.6381 or call 1.866.395.8904 Toll-free. Dial answer group (ext) 3. \| Share: \| more Check out our Amazon Reading List!	New! Wellergize brings the power of Permacharts to your organization. Click here to see our selection. Wellergize Latest Tweet: wellergize: #workplacewellness daily is out! http://t.co/tSMMEA6j ▸ Top stories today via @ergoplus @skilven - about 3 hours ago + More Recent Tweets: Our twitter feed is brand-spanking new! You can follow us or contact us here: @Wellergize. We'll tweet and retweet events, blog post topics, and relevant news. wellergize: #workplacewellness daily is out! http://t.co/tSMMEA6j ▸ Top stories today via @humoratwork @watershedflow @hrconnector @hrbloggers - 5:04pm February 2, 2012 wellergize: Read #workplacewellness daily ▸ today's top stories via @occupknowledge @watershedflow ▸ http://t.co/8GtgUAuy - 3:27pm January 31, 2012 Powered by (a variation of) TwitterZoid Who has used Wellergize Products and Services? Bell Canada, for one. Ask us how we can help your organization. Contacting us: In Toronto and Area call 647.723.6381 or call 1.866.395.8904 toll-free. Dial answer group (ext) 4. You can also use the form on the Contact Us page to request information on specific workplace wellness topics.
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