The worker’s representative argued that the manager engaged in repeated objectionable conduct, including insensitive comments, name-calling, sexual insinuations, and physical contact. The worker also reported being prevented from entering parts of the workplace and receiving no condolences after a family member’s death.
The Appeals Commission found that the worker had a confirmed diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalised anxiety disorder (GAD).
“The evidence before us shows that the treating psychologist noted symptoms related to depression and anxiety. In October 2022, she advised that the worker met the criteria for MDD and GAD diagnoses,” the Commission stated.
Recently, the latest phase of Quebec’s Bill 27, the Act to Modernize the Occupational Health and Safety Regime, came into force, making the identification, assessment, and prevention of psychosocial risks a legal requirement for all workplaces in the province. Psychosocial risks are the factors that are “related to work organization, management practices, employment conditions and social relations and that increase the probability of generating adverse effects on the physical and mental health of exposed individuals," according to the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ).
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