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'I don't get anything': Burn victim unhappy with SaskPower's $700,000 fine
While a sentence has been issued and SaskPower will be forced to pay fines totaling $700,000 for his workplace accident, Blayne McKay, his family and friends are not satisfied with the results of the ...
Nov 03, 2024 Blayne McKay surrounded by friends and family outside of the Prince Albert Provincial Court after the sentencing hearing finished. (Nick Nielsen/paNow)
Court decision sheds more light on WCB, SASM court dispute
Details from a court decision between the Sask. Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) and the Safety Association of Saskatchewan Manufacturers (SASM) have shed more light on the situation. Last month, 980...
Sep 06, 2024 SASM and the WCB have been fighting in court over funding agreements and audits. (980 CJME file photo)
'Fair representation:' Expert weighs in on teacher's disability fight
When someone is hurt at work, there is a duty for the employer to accommodate them so they can get back to work. That's the main point from Sean Tucker, a professor who teaches about occupational heal...
Apr 16, 2024 The disability framework for teachers in Saskatchewan is a bit unique in the country because it’s administered by the teachers’ union, according to an expert. (980 CJME file photo)
WCB statistics say Sask. had lowest workplace injury rate ever in 2023
Saskatchewan's workplace injury rate for 2023 was the lowest in the province's recorded history. Statistics released by the Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) show the total injury rate fo...
Mar 20, 2024 According to the WCB, 90 per cent of Saskatchewan workplaces reported no deaths or injuries in 2023. (650 CKOM file photo)
WorkSafe Saskatchewan again seeking to prevent firefighter cancer
WorkSafe Saskatchewan is looking to help firefighters better protect themselves against cancer. The organization -- a partnership between the Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board and the Ministry ...
Jan 31, 2022
Private PCR tests recommended: Workers' Compensation Board
A reliance on rapid testing in Saskatchewan has raised the question of how workers presumed COVID-positive can expect to be compensated for their time off without a PCR test. The province has been enc...
Jan 14, 2022
New website to help employees, employers guide way through job stressors
It's hard to put a band-aid on the brain. That's where a new website from WorkSafe Saskatchewan comes in. It aims to help any worker or employer in the province navigate stress on the job. "Over the p...
Apr 14, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
WCB launches new strategy to limit workplace injuries
WorkSafe Saskatchewan has adopted a new strategy it hopes will prevent fatalities and serious workplace injuries in the province. The Fatalities and Serious Injuries Strategy was launched Monday. The ...
Dec 02, 2019 Gord Dobrowolsky, the board chair of the Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board, delivers remarks before unveiling The Fatalities and Serious Injuries Strategy alongside the province on Dec. 2, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
WCB expands 'presumptive coverage' list for Sask. firefighters
Saskatchewan firefighters are about to get access to coverage for more illnesses through the Workers' Compensation Board. Starting Friday, six additional cancers -- prostate, skin, breast, cervical, o...
Nov 12, 2019
WCB reports increases in workplace injuries, fatalities
The number of workplace injuries and fatalities in Saskatchewan increased in 2018 over the previous year. According to figures released Thursday by the Saskatchewan Worker's Compensation Board, there ...
Mar 14, 2019 A 61-year-old worker was killed at Saskatoon's Basic Truck and Trailer on July 31, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
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