The following is being posted on behalf of the Statutory Review Committee:
Public consultations concerning Newfoundland and Labrador’s workers’ compensation system are resuming, following a delay earlier this year due to COVID-19.
The following individuals have confirmed to present to the Statutory Review Committee during the week of September 28:
September 28: (private in-person)
- Mary Shortall, President, Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour
- Private Citizen
September 29: (private in-person)
- Jim O’Toole – Secretary, St. Johns Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 1075
September 30: (private in-person)
- Brenda Greenslade – Executive Director, Newfoundland and Labrador-Fish Harvesting Safety Association
- Vina Gould – Labour Relations Specialist, Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees
October 1: (private in-person)
- Keith Sullivan – President, Fish, Food and Allied Workers (FFAW-Unifor)
October 1: (video conference)
- Private citizen
October 2: (videoconference/teleconference)
- Michael Johnson – President, United Canadian Transportation Employees, Local 90915 St. John’s Marine & St. John’s Port Authority
- Kim Cullen, Dr. Lorenzo Moro and Dr. Stephen Bornstein, SafetyNet Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Research, Memorial University
A statutory review of Newfoundland and Labrador’s workers’ compensation system began earlier this year, with the consultation process open to workers, employers, key stakeholder organizations and the general public. The review provides a valuable opportunity to focus attention on workers’ compensation matters, with the objective of improving the overall system for both workers and employers.
The Statutory Review Committee will be holding consultation sessions from September 28 to October 15. In-person sessions will be held in St. John’s, while video and teleconference will be available province-wide. As these sessions will be closed to the general public due to COVID-19 restrictions, a list of presenters and their presentations will be posted on www.engageNL.ca after all sessions have concluded, with presenters’ consent.
All in-person consultation sessions will be held in accordance with current public health guidelines as established by the Chief Medical Officer of Health.
For full details on the consultation process and to obtain a copy of the discussion paper please visit www.engageNL.ca, or contact info@2019srwcs.ca or 709-729-6381.
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709-729-1795; 725-9595
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