A new article entitled “Legal protections governing the occupational safety and health and workers' compensation of temporary employment agency workers in Canada: reflections on regulatory effectiveness” identifies
specific mechanisms by which the legislation succeeds or fails to protect
temporary employment agency employees in Quebec and Ontario employees.
Temporary employment agencies are
increasing in number and entail challenges for traditional employment law. The
triangular relationship between the employment agency, the employer operating
the job site and the worker make it difficult to adequate training, equipment and
participation in job-site OHS.
Temporary workers injured are
less likely to report accidents than “regular” employees and may receive inequitable
wage-loss compensation. There are also complex interactions around return-to-work
and experience rating. In this way, temporary employment agencies are a method
by which employers can externalize organizational costs associated with injury
-- Bob Barnetson
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