How are “Workplace Violence” and “Workplace Harassment” Defined?
“Workplace violence” is defined under Bill 168 as: (a) the exercise of physical force by a person against a worker, in a workplace, that causes or could cause physical injury to the worker; (b) an attempt to exercise physical force against a worker, in a workplace, that could cause physical injury to the worker; or (c) a statement or behaviour that it is reasonable for a worker to interpret as a threat to exercise physical force against the worker, in a workplace, that could cause physical injury to the worker. Notably, the definition of “workplace violence” is not limited to acts, attempts or threats made by a worker against a worker (though the conduct must occur in the “workplace”).
