Potential Canada Post disruption
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AVOID PAYMENT DELAYS: Potential Canada Post mail disruption could delay mailed WCB customer payments, forms and letters
Get ahead of the potential Canada Post mail strike by signing up for direct deposit to receive automatic payments. To receive your payment, fill out a direct deposit form and send it to the WCB by email or fax.
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Psychological injuries
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All workers covered by The Workers' Compensation Act, 2013 are eligible for compensation and medical treatment if they suffer a psychological injury from being directly exposed to a traumatic event, a series of traumatic events or a substantial work-related stressor as part of or in the course of their employment. This coverage applies to all industries and occupations covered by the Act. Find out more.
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Why your worker’s wage information is important
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A worker's wage information is important for earnings loss (also called wage-loss) payments.
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The Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) requires wage information from a worker’s employer to provide earnings loss (also called wage-loss) benefits as per WCB policy, PRO 35/2024, Establishing Initial Wage Base. The WCB uses the information an employer provides as the primary source to calculate a worker's benefits. In rare instances, the WCB will contact the worker if the employer has been unable to share wage information. To calculate the wage benefit for a worker, we need this information:
- The regular rate of pay earned by the worker at the start of earnings loss.
- The average of the worker’s gross earnings before the start of earnings loss.
- The periods the worker was unavailable to work.
- The worker’s probable deductions for income tax, Canada Pension Plan (CPP) premiums and Employment Insurance (EI) premiums.