Do you have WSIB or questions about it?
Repeat after me…. Instead of talking directly to the WSIB – contact the Ontario Employer Advisor (who support employers… and don’t report what you say to the WSIB)! Here are upcoming webinars:
| The Office of the Employer Adviser (OEA) is an independent agency of the Government of Ontario, providing free,confidential and expert worker’s compensation services to Ontario employers. For more information please visit our website at employeradviser.ca |
| The OEA is hosting a series of FREE webinars on various WSIB topics. Join us for these informative sessions by registering below. Completing The Form 7 An Employer’s Guide Feb 8, 2022 | Time: 2:00 pm ET Click Here to Register This webinar walks you through an employer’s obligation to complete their ‘report of accident’ – the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s (WSIB) Form 7. You will learn what information the WSIB is looking for and best practices for answering the form questions. Claims Management Tips Feb 10, 2022 | Time: 10:00 am ET Click Here to Register This webinar provides you with helpful practices to better manage your Workplace Safety & Insurance needs – starting from your hiring practices to dealing with an injured worker and their subsequent return to work. SIEF and Cost Reduction Tools Feb 15, 2022 | Time: 10:00 am ET Click Here to Register This webinar explains the tools available to employers to reduce their accident costs and, in some cases, have them removed entirely. A Practical Guide to Return to Work for Employers (Non-Construction) Feb 17, 2022 | Time: 2:00 pm ET Click Here to Register This webinar explains the benefits of having a return to work program, your legal obligations under the WSIA, key steps for implementing a return to work program and plan, as well as resolution strategies for disputes in return to work. A Practical Guide to Return to Work for Employers (Construction) Feb 22 , 2022 | Time: 2:00 pm ET Click Here to Register This webinar explains the benefits of having a return to work program, your legal obligations under the WSIA, key steps for implementing a return to work program and plan, as well as resolution strategies for disputes in return to work. WSIB Appeals Feb 24, 2022 | Time: 10:00 am ET Click Here to Register This webinar outlines the appeal process, the different levels of appeal, and how to prepare for either your own, or your worker’s appeal. Section 50 Unlawful Reprisals Mar 1, 2022 | Time: 2:00 pm ET Click Here to Register This webinar explains the process and timelines for responding to a Section 50 unlawful reprisal allegation, and the OEA services available to help employers facing such an allegation. Rate Framework Mar 3, 2022 | Time: 2:00 pm ET Click Here to Register This webinar outlines the new ‘Rate Framework’ and how your company will be assessed going forward. Learn how these changes will affect your company. This webinar is a general level presentation intended for all employers who have some experience dealing with the WSIB from a premium/assessment perspective. Mental Stress Mar 8, 2022 | Time: 10:00 am ET Click Here to Register This webinar outlines the legislative modifications that have changed the handling of mental stress claims, and how mental stress entitlement, both traumatic and chronic, is determined by the WSIB. Completing The Form 7 An Employer’s Guide Mar 15, 2022 | Time: 2:00 pm ET Click Here to Register This webinar walks you through an employer’s obligation to complete their ‘report of accident’ – the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s (WSIB) Form 7. You will learn what information the WSIB is looking for and best practices for answering the form questions. Claims Management Tips Mar 17, 2022 | Time: 10:00 am ET Click Here to Register This webinar provides you with helpful practices to better manage your Workplace Safety & Insurance needs – starting from your hiring practices to dealing with an injured worker and their subsequent return to work. SIEF and Cost Reduction Tools Mar 22, 2022 | Time: 10:00 am ET Click Here to Register This webinar explains the tools available to employers to reduce their accident costs and, in some cases, have them removed entirely. A Practical Guide to Return to Work for Employers (Non-Construction) Mar 24, 2022 | Time: 2:00 pm ET Click Here to Register This webinar explains the benefits of having a return to work program, your legal obligations under the WSIA, key steps for implementing a return to work program and plan, as well as resolution strategies for disputes in return to work. Rate Framework Mar 29, 2022 | Time: 2:00 pm ET Click Here to Register This webinar outlines the new ‘Rate Framework’ and how your company will be assessed going forward. Learn how these changes will affect your company. This webinar is a general level presentation intended for all employers who have some experience dealing with the WSIB from a premium/assessment perspective. Mental Stress Mar 31, 2022 | Time: 2:00 pm ET Click Here to Register This webinar outlines the legislative modifications that have changed the handling of mental stress claims, and how mental stress entitlement, both traumatic and chronic, is determined by the WSIB. |
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Business Mentor at Ask For Directions Training and Grow Vantage
Patricia is the Business Mentor and owner of Grow Vantage and a Past President of the Barrie Chamber of Commerce. She applies over 30 years of business experience (from start-up to corporate) to mentor entrepreneurs. Since 2011, she has held over 6,500 coaching and training sessions in-person and online. Through Ask For Directions Training, her entrepreneurial training program (and parent company Grow Vantage), and as a business coach, she works with start-ups who are new (or who have lost traction) to design, launch and grow their businesses. Along with 20 other expert instructors she teaches strategies in marketing, sales, communications, and finance, as well as practical techniques to increase productivity, and manage their businesses. In other words, everything entrepreneurs need to learn to grow and run their businesses successfully, and avoid the costly mistakes they can't even see coming - that lead to delays in growth and getting stuck.
Patricia is the Business Mentor and owner of Grow Vantage and a Past President of the Barrie Chamber of Commerce. She applies over 30 years of business experience (from start-up to corporate) to mentor entrepreneurs. Since 2011, she has held over 6,500 coaching and training sessions in-person and online. Through Ask For Directions Training, her entrepreneurial training program (and parent company Grow Vantage), and as a business coach, she works with start-ups who are new (or who have lost traction) to design, launch and grow their businesses. Along with 20 other expert instructors she teaches strategies in marketing, sales, communications, and finance, as well as practical techniques to increase productivity, and manage their businesses. In other words, everything entrepreneurs need to learn to grow and run their businesses successfully, and avoid the costly mistakes they can't even see coming - that lead to delays in growth and getting stuck.
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