Does workplace violence and Bill 168 refer to staff abusing staff, as well as outsiders abusing staff?
Ontario Bill 168 refers to types of violence by a person against a worker, in a workplace. It does not identify or differentiate who that “person” could be or the role the person might play with respect to the organization’s work. Please note that CPI’s Workplace Violence Prevention and Response Policy and Procedure Template suggests that all internal and external customers should be expected to follow your organization’s policies, procedures, codes of conduct, applicable law, and other expectations related to their behaviour in any work areas or context related to your work. We further suggest that this would include all consumers, employees, volunteers, contracted and temporary employees, managers, supervisors, directors, executives, and officers. • How will Bill 168 relate to employees going to workplaces that are not owned or operated by the employer? Ontario Bill 168 refers to risks of workplace violence that may arise from the nature of the workplace, the type of work, or the con
