The key to resolving disputes is, I believe, communication and understanding the other party’s perspective. Recently, my office, once again, experienced the outcome of inadequate communication. The employer needed to better understand the worker’s functional capabilities. The WSIB agreed functional…
Is right where we want 2020 to remain. Someone once gave me a trinket that hangs from my rear-view mirror and says, “Don’t look back you aren’t going that way”. While this saying is helpful in keeping one’s focus in…
Since the pandemic of 2020, there has been much talk about the impact on people’s mental health. Mental health challenges range from relatively innoxious emotions to psychiatric illnesses. We are all in this together—includes being faced with varying degrees of…
Employers have, at times, been challenged in their communication expectations and outcomes with their employees. Not hearing from the employee, not receiving enough or relevant details or not asking the employee for required information. In the end, communication is typically…