The Political Economy of Workplace Injury in Canada
The Political Economy of Workplace Injury in Canada

Author: Bob Barnetson

Publisher: Athabasca University Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 1926836006

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Workplace injuries are common, avoidable, and unacceptable. The Political Economy of Workplace Injury in Canada reveals how employers and governments engage in ineffective injury prevention efforts, intervening only when necessary to maintain standard legitimacy. Barnetson sheds light on this faulty system, highlighting the way in which employers create dangerous work environments yet pour billions of dollars into compensation and treatment. Examining this dynamic clarifies the way in which production costs are passed on to workers in the form of workplace injuries.

Workers' Compensation
Workers' Compensation

Author: Morley Gunderson

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 9780802082398

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Topics covered include low back pain in workers' compensation, payroll taxes, unfunded liabilities, occupational health and safety, private participation, the cost, appeals litigation.

Health and Safety in Canadian Workplaces
Health and Safety in Canadian Workplaces

Author: Jason Foster

Publisher: Athabasca University Press

Published: 2016-07-31

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 1771991844

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Workplace injuries happen every day and can profoundly affect workers, their families, and the communities in which they live. This textbook is for workers and students looking for an introduction to injury prevention on the job. Foster and Barnetson bring the field into the twenty-first century by including discussions of how precarious employment, gender, and ill-health can be better handled in Canadian OHS.

Employee Benefits and Labor Markets in Canada and the United States
Employee Benefits and Labor Markets in Canada and the United States

Author: William T. Alpert

Publisher: W. E. Upjohn Institute

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13:

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Explores the impact that the provision of various types of employee benefits has on labor markets in the US and Canada. Part I focuses on the relationship between employee benefits and labor supply, and Part II examines employee benefits and labor demand issues. Part III considers the implications of employee benefits for worker turnover, wages, and equity, and Part IV focuses on pensions and public policy toward retirement income. Specific topics include fringe benefits and employment, payroll taxation, child care and the supply of labor, and public and private pensions. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR