There was no significant increase in claims to the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board, even considering the pandemic was in full swing last year. CEO Phil Germain says over 330 COVID-19 claims were submitted and about 65 per cent were accepted. Of the remainder, about 75 per cent didn’t have the virus. Their tests came back […]
The Saskatchewan Workers Compensation Board says workplace injury rates decreased in 2020. In a news release it says the workplace total injury rate was 4.46 per 100 workers, which is a ten percent decrease from 2019. Time lost to workplace injuries also went down last year by 4.3 percent. Statistics also indicate that 90 percent […]
WorkSafe Saskatchewan is holding a virtual psychological health and safety in the workplace learning event Thursday. One of the presentations is hosted by Mary Ann Baynton, who will lead a session titled “Stress, Work and a Pandemic. Baynton says she used a unique way to come up with her presentation topic. “We surveyed the WorkSafe […]
Mental health is becoming increasingly prevalent on the job, which is why WorkSafe Saskatchewan is teaming up with employers to provide them with necessary information on the matter. This comes after a sharp increase of 142 per cent in mental health claims to the Workers’ Compensation Board between 2016 and 2018. Around 350 business leaders and […]
Workplace safety was the discussion during an announcement on Monday morning in Regina. The provincial government, Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) and other dignitaries were at the Cumberland Gallery at the legislative building to present a new strategy to reduce serious injuries and fatalities in Saskatchewan. The three-year plan outlines targets and actions that will help […]
SGEU members who work at the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board says they are at an impasse in bargaining and have asked the Minister responsible to appoint a provincial Labour Relations Officer to assist in reaching an agreement. A tentative deal was rejected in June and Debbie Wallace, Chair of the SGEU WCB Bargaining Committee, says […]
The Saskatchewan Workers Compensation Board and the Saskatchewan First Responders Mental health Committee are partnering to bring mental health supports to first responders. According to a 2017 Canadian Journal of Psychiatry survey, 45 percent of first responders showed some symptoms consistent with an operational stress injury, which is four times the rate of the average […]
