Item No. 7.2

Council Report: CM 23/2020

Subject: Summary of Ministry of Labour (MOL) visits from January to June 2020 - City Wide

Reference:

Date to Council: November 9, 2020
Author: Julie Ryckman, Occupational Health & Safety & Wellness Manager
519-255-6515, ext. 6408; jryckman@citywindsor.ca
Vincenza Mihalo, Executive Director of Human Resources
519-255-6515, ext. 6259;Human Resources
Report Date: October 14, 2020
Clerk’s File #: GP2020

To : Mayor and Members of City Council

Recommendation:

That City Council RECEIVE FOR INFORMATION this report from the Executive Director of Human Resources with respect to Field Reports issued by the Ministry of Labour (hereafter known as the MOL) to the Corporation of the City of Windsor (Corporation) from the timeframe of January 1 st through June 30 th 2020.

Executive Summary:

Background:

Beginning in 2017 a practice was established involving a two-pronged approach to reporting to City Council when involvement occurs between the MOL and the Corporation. In instances when intervention by the MOL results in orders being issued, a report is provided to City Council at that time. For all other instances resulting in MOL involvement, a summary report is brought to Council twice a year in which an overview of each MOL Field Report is included for the previous six months. This time period has been a particularly busy one with the declaration of a national emergency in March and the increased number of visits from the MOL between March and June resulting from COVID-19-related concerns. The following is a summary of the Field Reports issued to the Corporation for the timeframe from January 1st 2020 through June 30th 2020: