With the appointment of the first Employer Advisors for WCB, employers now have a resource to help navigate them in the right direction when it comes to workers' compensation, Occupational Health & Safety, labour and employment. Learn how Nova Scotia's Office of the Employer Advisor might help you.
As in years past, WCB started mailing out its new rates to employers at the beginning of September. We recently met with WCB officials to find out what's going on with the 2011 rates.
Workers' Compensation Boards/Commissions in every province or territory have mandatory rules and regulations that a company MUST comply with.
The majority of costs incurred to the WCB system go to compensate and rehabilitate injured workers
The most effective way to control your costs is to prevent accidents before they happen. And if they do happen, take every measure possible to get the employee to return to work in as safe and timely manner as possible
