Automotive safe driving tips for Victoria Day long weekend
Safe driving tips over the long weekend.
A former labourer was sentenced today in Melfort
- Violence responsible for 4% of workplace injuries reported to WCB in 2016
- 936 claims reported due to violence
- 2 workplace deaths in 2016 due to violence
– Time loss injury rate dropped to 1.86 (per 100 workers) – lowest in 64 years
– Record high number of Saskatchewan workers covered – 420,279
– Maximum Assessable Wage increased to $69,242
– 88 per cent of Saskatchewan employers achieved Mission: Zero
This April and May, communities across Canada will don yellow t-shirts and walk 5K to support families affected by workplace tragedy.
The annual Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board’s (WCB) Compensation Institute wraps up later today.
Total injury rate drops 11.9% from 2015
A former equipment operator was sentenced today in Regina Provincial Court for defrauding the WCB of $80,000.00.
The Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) approved the 2017 average employer premium rate for 48,357 employers covered by workers’ compensation. Employer premium rates have dropped from the 2016 average rate of $1.34 to $1.24, which is a 7.5 per cent decrease.