The WCB office will be closed Wednesday, July 1, to observe the Canada Day holiday. Regular office hours will resume on Thursday, July 2.
– Time loss injury rate dropped to 1.86 (per 100 workers) – lowest in 64 years
– Record high number of Saskatchewan workers covered – 420,279
– Maximum Assessable Wage increased to $69,242
– 88 per cent of Saskatchewan employers achieved Mission: Zero
This April and May, communities across Canada will don yellow t-shirts and walk 5K to support families affected by workplace tragedy.
The annual Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board’s (WCB) Compensation Institute wraps up later today.
Total injury rate drops 11.9% from 2015
A former equipment operator was sentenced today in Regina Provincial Court for defrauding the WCB of $80,000.00.
The Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) approved the 2017 average employer premium rate for 48,357 employers covered by workers’ compensation. Employer premium rates have dropped from the 2016 average rate of $1.34 to $1.24, which is a 7.5 per cent decrease.
7.5 per cent decrease from last year makes it lowest rate in over thirty years (since 1986)
In September 2013, Kurt Ferguson was only 22 years old the day his construction career ended. He was crossing the floor of the house he and his crew were building in Moose Jaw when he stepped into an unguarded hole cut for stairs and plummeted into the unfinished basement.
The long weekend means road trips for many Saskatchewan motorists and families. During the summer months, for example, travellers can expect increased traffic of all types of vehicles including motorcycles, recreation vehicles, plus camper trailers and boat trailers.
