Our next monthly Know Your Rights meeting for injured and ill workers will take place on Wednesday December 11 from 1pm to 3pm. with an educational session on experience rating and group discussion of the WSIB’s employers rebates.

The events are hybrid (on zoom/phone AND in person at our office) and are divided into two parts, with the first generally being an educational presentation, and the second half consisting of more interactive discussions. This month, both halves will discuss how the WSIB is funded.

You may have heard talk about how the WSIB is giving $2.5 billion in rebates to “safe employers”. On the one hand, it’s very simple: WSIB is indeed planning on giving $2.5 billion dollars of money it has in its bank account to employers. But there are some tricky words and complicated math happening in the background.

We will have an educational session that covers some of the following topics.

• Where does WSIB’s money come from?
• How does WSIB set employer premiums (what is experience rating?)
• Why do some people think experience rating works?
• Does it work? What are its limitations?
• What is a “rebate” and what does WSIB mean by “safe employers?”

After the educational session, we will have a group discussion on WSIB’s plan to give this money to employers and responses.

If you are attending on zoom or by phone, you need to register to get sent login/call-in information. If you are attending in person, we still request that you register if you are able, so we know how many to expect. Register Now.

If you are attending online or by phone, information on how to join on Zoom or by phone will be emailed to you after you register.