Common use of Workplace Violence Clause in Contracts

Workplace Violence. No employee shall be disciplined for refusing to work where the employee perceives that they are at risk of injury due to violence. Violence means the attempted or actual exercise by a person of any physical force so as to cause injury to a worker, and includes any threatening statement or behavior which gives the worker reasonable cause to believe they are at risk of injury. Such incidents shall be reported immediately by the employee to the appropriate administrator.

Workplace Violence. The Employer and the Union agree to abide by all regulations concerning the prevention of violence in the workplace. No employee shall be disciplined for refusing to work where the employee perceives that they are at risk of injury due to violence. Violence means the attempted or actual exercise by a person of any physical force so as to cause injury to a worker, and includes any threatening statement or behavior behaviour which gives the worker reasonable cause to believe they are at risk of injury. Such incidents shall be reported immediately by the employee to the appropriate administrator.