63% of lost productivity costs ($20.0 Billion) due to alcohol and tobacco Substance use costs Canadian society $46 billion a year (2017), or $1,258 for every person in Canada. The lost productivity portion of that bill is calculated to be over $20 billion, a number that employers can view as a reference point for the […] Keep reading Substance Use Costs Canadian Taxpayers $46 Billion »

Positive drug tests account for 81% of violations reported. January 2020 saw the launch of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Drug and Alcohol CDL Clearinghouse that requires all commercial drivers to register. According to a recent report issued by the FMCSA, more than 64,000 drug and alcohol violations were recorded since the database […] Keep reading FMCSA Clearinghouse 64,000 driver violations in 15 months »

This article is part 2 of our 3-part COVID-19 Mental Health Training 2021 Series. 2020 was a year of unexpected changes, challenges and firsts both in the workplace and at home. Many employers were at the epi-center of the storm, changing the very core of how the workforce functioned and managing daily scrambles of the […] Keep reading Employees Navigate COVID-19 Stress »

This article is part 1 of our 3-part Privacy Training Series: Financial Impacts & Consequences of a Privacy Breach. Any Unauthorized Access of an Individual’s Health Information is Forbidden A recent decision by the Alberta College of Pharmacy Hearing Tribunal provides a cautionary example of what a privacy breach can cost.  First, let’s look at […] Keep reading Alberta Pharmacist Learns the High Cost of a Privacy Breach »

This article is part 1 of our 3-part COVID-19 Mental Health Training 2021 Series. The power of the COVID-19 virus to change our lives and to alter how our workplaces are structured seems to have few limits. At the very least it is fair to say that few people could have imagined the changes 12 […] Keep reading Arbitrator upholds mandatory employee COVID-19 testing »