Message from the Board Chair

Highlights & Accomplishments

Message from the Board Chair

Lost-time Incidence Rate (LTI)

Per100workers Lasttenyears

2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

XX% decrease in LTI 2008-2017

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of workplaces are injury-free 2017 workers injured every day (on average) 2017

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I hereby submit WorkplaceNL’s 2019 Annual Performance Report in accordance with the Provincial Government’s commitment to accountability. The report was prepared under my direction and in accordance with the Transparency and Accountability Act and the Guidelines for Annual Performance Reports for Category 1 Government Entities. The report presents the achievements and outcomes of WorkplaceNL’s 2019 objectives as well as goals and indicators as outlined in the 2017-19 strategic plan. The report also highlights future opportunities to support the organization’s commitment to providing services to injured workers and dependents, employers, and the public through the administration of the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act (the Act). My signature is indicative of the Board of Directors’ accountability for the preparation of this report and the achievement of the objectives and goals as reported. The Board of Directors continues to work with our stakeholders to meet the needs of workers and employers while maintaining a sustainable provincial workplace injury decline in workplace compensation system. fatality rate 2007-2017

The employer-funded, no-fault workplace injury compensation system provides benefits to injured workers. The Injury Fund remains fully-funded at 123.4 per cent. The average assessment rate paid by employers for 2020 remained at $1.69, which includes a temporary $0.21 discount to reduce the surplus in the Injury Fund. The average assessment rate is now 31 per cent lower than five years ago. The lost-time injury rate is at 1.6 per 100 workers. As well, the maximum earnings used to calculate wage-loss compensation benefits for injured workers is the highest in Atlantic Canada at $66,980, providing more to injured workers. The Board of Directors approved $1.5 million, over five years, for the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters NL Division to create a manufacturing and processing safety sector council, with a sub-committee for fish processing. Together, the manufacturing and fish processing sectors had workplace injury claims of $13.4 million in 2018, and $53.7 million in five years. After much collaboration, employer and labour representatives are coming together to focus on safety in those industries.

In December 2019, the Minister Responsible for WorkplaceNL announced a statutory review of the system in 2020 along the themes of: efficiencies in review processes; equity in the provision of benefits; and financial sustainability. Feedback provided by stakeholders and the public during these regular reviews help us to improve operations and client service. I thank all workplace parties and stakeholders, and the Board of Directors, as well as management and staff of WorkplaceNL for their steadfast commitment to improving workplace health and safety in our province.

John Peddle, ICD.D

Chair, Board of Directors, WorkplaceNL