Canadian HR Strategy

9 management level is also critical, said Knowler. While the police force he worked for had an excellent employee assistance program (EAP) and other resources in place, his supervisor didn't care and responded to Knowler's incident by saying, "Oh, you're tough. You go home, have a few belts and go to bed," he said. "A corporation could have the best groundwork, best programming in place, but if the people in a position to imple- ment it don't, then it's just some useless paper," he said. At Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls, Ont., managers and supervisors are very supportive of the company's initiatives around psychological health and safety, said Carey Uyeda, disability services manager. " ey are recognizing the additional cost of having people away from work, so they are the big drivers and are putting money forward to support the mental health initiatives, and we have additional training for the management group and additional programs to get that started," he said. Managers at Fallsview receive training on how to recognize employees at risk, look for warning signs and educate em- ployees on the supports available to them. Negative implications If employers do not properly address mental health, there are several negative implications they may face. For example, if an employee has been subject to treat- ment that is not an expected, fundamen- tal condition of his employment, he may take the position he has been construc- tively dismissed, said Edwards. " at has happened to a very large number of employees now, particularly those who have suff ered not only mis- treatment but suff ered a mental break- down in the workplace so they have lost their mental health, lost their job and lost future earnings because their life has crumbled all around them," she said. Another issue is workers' compensa- tion entitlements are increasing. e bar on when a worker can say he has experienced chronic stress or traumatic mental stress has been lowering, so the entitlement to lost wages has been lowering, said Edwards. Other considerations include board or tribunal awards and negative publicity, she said. Employers need to start seriously con- sidering the holistic health of employees because the world of work is evolving, said Sairanen. "It's not just that physical safety aspect but their psychological well-being as well and ensuring as they come home at the end of the day, they are home and not just physi- cally, but psychologically as well." Faculty of Education Centre for Adult Education and Community Outreach BEd in Adult Education Brock University's Bachelor of Education (BEd) in Adult (GXFDWLRQSURJUDPRIIHUVEXV\SURIHVVLRQDOVDÁH[LEOHRQOLQH VWXG\H[SHULHQFH7KHSURJUDPHQKDQFHVVNLOOVDQGNQRZOHGJH UHTXLUHGIRUDGXOWWHDFKLQJDQGKXPDQUHVRXUFHVGHYHORSPHQW 2XUSURJUDPLVXQLTXHLQ2QWDULRIRURIIHULQJERWKÀUVWGHJUHH DQG VXEVHTXHQW GHJUHH RSWLRQV $GYDQFHG VWDQGLQJ PD\ EHDZDUGHGWRWKRVHZKRKROGDGHJUHHIURPDUHFRJQL]HG SRVWVHFRQGDU\LQVWLWXWLRQ$VZHOOZHRIIHUD&HUWLÀFDWHLQ $GXOW(GXFDWLRQ6WXG\SDUWWLPHIRUDFHUWLÀFDWHRUVXEVHTXHQW GHJUHHDQGFRPSOHWH\RXUFUHGHQWLDOLQMXVWRYHUPRQWKV :HXQGHUVWDQGWKHQHHGWREDODQFHVWXGLHVZLWKFDUHHUDQG IDPLO\FRPPLWPHQWV

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