WHAT DOES THE ACT SAY ABOUT LABELLING INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPRESS CONCERNS ABOUT WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES?
Section 50 of the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act addresses this issue: 50. (1) No employer or person acting on behalf of an employer shall, (a) dismiss or threaten to dismiss a worker; (b) discipline or suspend or threaten to discipline or suspend a worker; (c) impose any penalty upon a worker; or (d) intimidate or coerce a worker, because the worker has acted in compliance with this Act or the regulations or an order made thereunder, has sought the enforcement of this Act or the regulations or has given evidence in a proceeding in respect of the enforcement of this Act or the regulations or in an inquest under the Coroners Act. R.S.O.1990, c. O.1, s. 50 (1). Arbitration (2) Where a worker complains that an employer or person acting on behalf of an employer has contravened subsection (1), the worker may either have the matter dealt with by final and binding settlement by arbitration under a collective agreement, if any, or file a complaint with the Board in which case any r
