Violence Prevention (Anti-Bullying)

Facilitator: James Little

This two-day course is for PSAC Health & Safety Committee members, PSAC Local Executive members and PSAC Local Stewards.  This course is designed to provide information and better enforcement tools on the Canada Labour Code (CLC) Part II requirements on violence prevention as well as its applicable regulations.

The objectives are:

• To highlight the legal requirements on violence prevention within Part II of the CLC and Part XX of the Regulations;
• To understand the existing recourses available in preventing and dealing with violence occurrences in the workplace;
• To assist members in better understanding the rights and obligations for workers, workplace committees and for the union; and
• To better understand how a complaint is handled and what other protections are available for PSAC members.

This course is open to members throughout the province. The PSAC will provide travel, accommodation, meal and incidental allowances, loss of salary, and reimbursement of family care costs, in accordance with the PSAC Travel and Family Care policies for members in travel status.