Disability Management
Returning to Work with PTSD
Dear Blue Collar, After saying their goodbyes at the company Christmas party, our worker and his wife took their leave. On the way home, they
December 21, 2021
Dear Blue Collar, After saying their goodbyes at the company Christmas party, our worker and his wife took their leave. On the way home, they
Question from Bianca: Last spring we had a scary incident occur in our West Edmonton industrial yard. One of our cranes sunk into the soft
Dear Blue Collar, One of our injured workers brings his pet to the office as part of a modified work arrangement. The man in question
Dear Blue Collar, A probationary new-hire just filed a claim for PTSD after our office fire alarm sounded. WCB said something about a ‘thin-skull’ rule,
As Blue Collar has been reporting, WCB suffered a $250M loss in 2019 following the passage of Bill 30. Shortfalls of this magnitude are what
Dear Blue Collar, The wheels are falling off the world. A probationary new-hire just filed a claim for PTSD after our office fire alarm sounded.
‘Social isolation can transform a mouse’s brain. Among other behaviours, mice kept alone for two weeks become hypersensitive to a threat, freezing, and staying that
Dear Blue Collar, Q: One of our veteran workers is getting on in age. She’s very experienced and we’d like her knowledge transmitted to an
Dear Blue Collar, I hope you’ll share my story. To all those in favour of public health care — who say the rich can just
Dear Blue Collar, One of our guys, known to be a heavy drinker, was injured on the job after consuming alcoholic beverages. WCB accepted the
The aphorism, “As a man thinketh in his heart so is he,” speaks to the power of thought in molding and shaping our inner lives.
In this second coming of COVID, business outcomes will hinge on how well, both physically and mentally, employees ride out the remainder of this storm.
