Bunge Canada Holdings I ULC (Bunge) of Halifax, Nova Scotia has pleaded guilty to one count under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act related to a failure to ensure that a worker did not work within 4.6 metres of an exposed energized conductor.

Today, the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench delivered its decision on two pieces of provincial labour legislation: Bill 5, The Public Services Essential Services Act and Bill 6, The Trade Union Amendment Act, 2007

Travis Brunner, of Brunner's Construction Ltd. in Saskatoon, has pleaded guilty to one count under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act related to failure to provide competent and sufficient supervision to workers. Saskatoon Provincial Court fined Brunner $7,700 on January 19, 2012.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 is Recognition Day for staff in the Office of the Workers’ Advocate (OWA) Saskatchewan.  Each year on the last Wednesday of January, the Canadian Association of Workers’ Advisors and Advocates celebrates the work of staff in member offices across Canada.   Accomplishments in 2012 include...

A Weyburn contractor, Mark Bostock of Bostock Builders, has pleaded guilty to three counts under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act related to a failure to utilize a fall protection system, ensure a place of employment was sufficiently and competently supervised, and ensure that no person under the age of 16 years is employed on a construction site.

The Government of Saskatchewan is asking stakeholders to provide feedback on the Workers' Compensation Act Committee of Review report, which contains 57 recommendations for changes to the workers' compensation system in Saskatchewan.