Tag: psychological harassment

Employers’ obligation to protect psychological well-being of workers expanded by Quebec bill

The Quebec government, in an initiative welcomed by business and labour, is in the final stages of passing legislation that aims to further prevent and fight psychological harassment and sexual violence in the workplace by adding legal presumptions to make it easier to prove an employment injury or illness stemmed from violence at the hands of a co-worker or employer representative.

Appeal court provides guidance on workplace investigations

Workplace investigations are “intrinsically linked to an employer’s exercise of power in matters of management and discipline,” rules the Quebec appeal court.